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From: jhh@ihldt.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.taxes
Subject: Re: WAR TAX RESISTANCE
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Date: Thu, 19-Jan-84 10:34:07 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 19 10:34:07 1984
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Well, one of the leaders of a tax revolt using the principles
that filing a 1040 is voluntary was recently convicted of
numerous counts of failure to file, tax evasion, aiding others
in filing fradulent tax returns, and other offences.  He was sentenced
to about 2 years in jail, 5 years probation, and a large fine.  One of the
conditions of probation is that he cannot give tax advise to others.
If he violates this, he faces 28 years in prison.  Many of his followers
have also faced charges, some facing $10,000 fines plus back taxes.

The leader used the ploy for about 15 years before he was charged,
so just because someone has gotten away with it does not mean that
you will.
***FLAME ON***
If you want to find tax shelters, fine, go ahead.  I pay
my taxes, as do a majority of others.  I may not agree with everything
that my tax dollars are spent on, but I have a chance to change that
with every election.  If you feel that you do not want to contribute
tax dollars to the society that has helped you get where you are,
you can always leave.  I hope that if you don't pay taxes, you will
quit using things brought to you in large part by tax dollars.
Quit listening to weather reports (National Weather Service), quit
using interstates, Federal routes, airplanes.  Also don't use
anything related to the ARPAnet.  For that matter, you probably
should get out of anything related to computers and micro-electronics,
as a lot of that was financed by NASA.  When family members get
kidnapped, don't call the FBI, you won't be paying for them.

If you haven't guessed by now, I take a dim view of tax evaders.
***FLAME OFF***

			John Haller