You said:
“There are other far more effective methods of voicing your political views, the most important of which is exercising your citizenship and VOTING.”

That only works in places like Canada and Switzerland where there’s
1) more than a duopoly – and
2) in places where duopolies exist in the political system – where the duopolies do NOT have
A) not only their hands in each other’s pockets or
B) otherwise colluding with one another for the sole purpose of keeping the duopoly the way it is.

When all you have is a duopoly, and all the different sides of the duopoly is different versions of the same thing, it’s like they make fun of in V: The Final Battle: two lizards come to power in each of the two sides of the – by then – world duopoly and the parting comment they have to the masses on Earth is:
“You have to vote for one of us – or waste your vote on a third party in which case you might as well stay home and not vote.”

You said:
”By simply not paying taxes, you are not influencing decisions one bit, but instead are causing taxes to be raised for everyone else to pay for the budget anyway.”

However, if more and more and more people did the same, then the Government wouldn’t have a CHOICE but to only spend money they have instead of continuing to borrow-borrow-borrow. Eventually the Chinese are going to say `Enough is enough” and start treating America and the rest of the world like spoiled children or delinquent-debtors living off their increasing amounts of credit.

Except unlike when a person declares bankruptcy – the community at large around them – where both Government as well as business and residential – is by and large unaffected – when a COUNTRY declares bankruptcy – all the other countries with which they have integrated financial ties – takes a very BIG hit.

Look at Germany when Greece defaulted. The strongest economy in the world behind China and they started having problems once Greece went into free-fall. Same scenario in America:
1. we take Canada and Mexico down with us cuz of NAFTA
2. That delivers the death blow to Europe in a 1-2 punch after Greece and Turkey
3. That causes the financial system in China to collapse
4. That takes Japan and the rest of Southeast Asia along with it
5. And we are all back in the jungle scrounging for food and shelter like cavemen.

You said
“Not to mention the fact that in addition to not funding “jet fighters and bombs” you are also not funding education, college loans and grants…”

I didn’t have kids, don’t want kids and should not have to pay for idiot teachers to teach equally idiot kids in retail how to tell me to Google it or call customer service for assistance whenever I ask a question – with the even MORE idiotic customer service agents who ALSO know nothing except how to Google the Web
– which I can do from here.

So, if that’s what “school” and “college” is teaching, then i agree with all the big corporations: Eliminate school, entirely, and start kids working at offices, trades, farms or factories by the time they are 8 or 9 and only teach them what they need to know for their jobs, just like it was in America up til the 1930′s.

You said:

“welfare programs…”

To pay perfectly capable people to sit at home watching cable TV they get free from the Government and either contribute to having or have the babies themselves, raising yet another generation of even worse idiots to perpetuate the system.

You said:
“reconstruction programs…”

Like the newly constructed I-35 bridge that collapsed killing hundreds of people.

You said:
“and a slew of other things that both you and our society rely on. And despite any argument of the inefficiencies of those programs, no one can make a valid argument that we would simply be better off without any of them.”

Yes we could. In Southern Europe none of these programs exist in the first place and they get along just fine. The equivalent of a 5th grade education is considered sufficient for executing daily life, corporations take in children as young as 8 or 9 to teach them on-the-job training, they work there for 30 or 40 years, the elderly and infirm are taken care of by their own families, women stay home in the kitchen where they belong and men work the farms, forests and factories like men have been doing for hundreds if not thousands of years.

You upset the balance of nature – you pay the price.

For those of you who believe that not paying taxes is the same as treason you should read the Supreme Court Rulings wherein they state that there is no relationship between the amount of tax paid and patriotism. In fact they very people that own the corporations that take your hard earned money pay little or no personal income tax. Why should they, they have a nation full of dummies to pay all the bills for them. You people need to study the Constitution.

I have copies of the votes from each of the States that voted on the 16th Amendment and IT WAS NOT RATIFIED, I have proof. The 16th Amendment was a scam created by John Rockefellers son-in-law. It is not law.

Even if it were, the Supreme Court has ruled that it only applies to corporate profits. Supreme Court Rulings are the law. Case law means nothing, everyone is required to obey the Supreme Court rulings.

There is no law requiring anyone to file a Form 1040, Supreme Court Justice William Renquist learned that before he died.

If people tell you that you are required to pay taxes ask them for a copy of the law requiring you to file a F1040.

Have you even read the INTERNAL Revenue Code???? IT only applies to GOVERNMENT WORKERS, PERIOD. Read the definitions in the code!

Yes, we are citizens too and we have the right to vote and pay taxes like everyone else. I for one do not like to pay taxes to a corrupt and mismanaged government but, I do. My family and I live paycheck to paycheck in trying to get out of a hole, it is very exhausting and stressful to say the least. I’m not even sure what I want to do after I retire?

As for voting goes, I have lost faith in that as well. I have voted for years against certain initatives, presidential candidates, ect. to have them approved or elected to office. If you ALL honestly think that your vote seriously counts in America you are sadly mistaken by your misguided hopes and dreams. Reality Check People! No matter what your race is or ethinic background are, we are all slaves to our government, business corporations, employers because of capitalism for we are a greedy and corrupt society who argue with each other and have differences of opinions on the way things should be in America.

Bottom line is we are NOT a United Country! It is sad and very unfortunate to say that when 9/11 happened it opened our eyes but, we are still a country that is torn apart with our petty differences over taxes, welfare, presidents, homeless people and so on. The saga continues on through my lifetime, my childrens, and their childrens.