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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:11 PM
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Imagine if all the "protesters" today actually refused to pay those taxes?
If they really wanted to do something, that's what they would have done. Burn their tax forms.

But they won't, because they're too cowardly to actually do something substantive.

They talk "revolution" but they call of one of their protests because of some local ordinance. People with conviction would do it anyway. Look at what happened with the Boston Tea Party. That was certainly illegal, and after they did it, Parliament responded by closing the port of Boston, made all positions in the Massachusetts government appointed by the king, and let the governor unilaterally move trials to London instead of at home.

They did it anyway.
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:12 PM
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1. Only about 6 of them owe any taxes.
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:14 PM
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4. Yeah, the "special guests" that they have (Michelle Malkin and the rest of the ilk)
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:19 PM
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9. Since when do we tax lower forms of life?
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no limit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:13 PM
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2. Yeah, imagine. Hopefully all 16 of them wont pay!
Edited on Wed Apr-15-09 02:13 PM by no limit
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Hanse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:13 PM
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3. Imagine if they didn't cash their welfare checks.
I've a feeling these people take more services than they give.
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:15 PM
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5. Supporting the troops is supporting socialism...real capitalists would rather have a private army!
No more socialist military!
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corruptmewithpower Donating Member (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:15 PM
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6. That'd just shift more of the burden to their grandchildren.
Isn't that what all these protesters are screaming about?
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:26 PM
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14. Nah...if they were worried about their grandchildren.
they would have been out there protesting tax-cuts for the 2%'ers, and military spending. What they're really protesting...obviously, is the scary black man in the White House.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:16 PM
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7. Judging by the age of a lot of those people,
they're busy collecting their Social Security checks, while protesting "socialism." Later, they'll use their Medicare cards to get treatment for their blisters, so they can protest "socialism" some more.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:16 PM
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8. From what I've seen in the photos, a number look to be retirement age
I'm wondering how many of them have refused to cash their Social Security checks? After all, if they have their way, Social Security will be one of the many programs stopped.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:20 PM
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10. Most people are taxed by withholding. Them not filing papers would let the government keep more
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:20 PM
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11. Yeah, the government would miss out on hunderds of dollars.
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:21 PM
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12. Then the governmeent would be out $150
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Adsos Letter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:24 PM
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13. I know a very nice husband and wife who did just that about 15 years ago....
as part of the Libertarin "it's illegal for the government to tax you" thing.

From what they tell me, 1 year in prison (both of 'em) wasn't so much fun..
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