Feeling inspired today...
As I make my weekly Monday commute, this time listening to the stories of several war tax protestor--using my phone's YouTube app and Bluetooth connection--and feeling proud of my fellow human beings who have enough of a moral compass, enough fortitude of conviction, and enough logical thinking skills to finally come to the point where they--at varying degrees and in varying fashion--finally say "NO."
I feel compelled to share a few of these stories with you, because like many issues dealing with natural human rights and freedom, paying lip service to standing up for what is right is one thing, but those who actually do so are always bad-mouthed and denigrated by a lot of the same useful idiots who were so vocally supportive initially of "standing up for freedom." People are labeled. Criticized. Dismissed as "lazy," "pothead," "extremist," or some other bullshit moniker non-thinkers love to apply to people doing what they wish they could, but are afraid to.
I want to share the following three videos with you for two reasons. One, because war tax resistance (and indeed, all tax resistance) is 100% moral, fair, and sensible. Two, because the people in the videos are clearly not "dangerous extremists," but normal, everyday folks who just don't want to fund murder or other immoral acts.
1. The Quaker.
This "crazy extremist criminal" Quaker presents a moving case for why he chose to stop paying taxes.
2. The Couple.
Tons of resources and techniques in this video. From outright refusal to pay, to less direct techniques, as well as stories of other resistors of evil, this couple lays out their stance on war and tax resistance in a helpful, clear, and simple fashion.
3. The Hardcore Lifers.
This episode of Democracy Now! features interviews with two, basically life-long, tax resistors who had the guts to stand up for what is right, and for people all over the world who no longer wish to finance the destruction of their fellow human beings.
I'd like to leave you with some stats.
- For Americans, At least 23% of your Federal Income taxes are spent to fund the military. This means bombs, drone strikes, researching more effective ways to kill, and paying for recruiting programs by which to induct more innocent young men and women into the killing machine. Yay.
- If you're in Japan like me, things aren't much better. 43% of your taxes are used to payoff just the INTEREST on the GOVERNMENT'S debt. So, yeah, forget paying for things to give your kids a better life. Forget paying off your debts. Pay for the irresponsibility of the state. Your kids are born into this debt, too! Congrats!!! Welcome to earth!!! By the way, Japan also supports all of America's military brutality, so you are basically paying for that as well. Just not as directly.
Finally, the best reason not to pay taxes . These are the people we are expected to pay. People who think killing 500,000 kids for political reasons is "worth it."
Thanks for taking the time to read/view this post. While I don't offer advice to anyone on whether or not they should resist paying these criminal taxes, I hope this article has shed some more light on the true nature of the state, and has displayed with a greater clarity than readers previously may have held, where exactly our "tax dollars" go, and what they fund.
Even taxes used to pay for "good things" such as parks, libraries and other such social goods, are immoral, as all taxation is money taken under the threat of violent force. Sex without consent is rape. "Payment" for a service without consent is stealing. Euphemism and talk about roads and "the greater good" does not change that.
NOW GO PAY ALL YOUR TAXES!
~KafkA
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DTube and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)
It never ceases to amaze me the cost of war and the lack of outrage coming from the sheep on the 'tax farm'.
I remember listening to a speech by our then Prime
MinisterCriminal David Cameron in 2009 I think in which he was talking about the economy.He was proud to announce that under his 'leadership' the UK had paid off its outstanding WWI debt!
In 2009 for fuck sake!
So just WWII, Korea, The Falklands, Iraq Pt 1, Iraq Pt2 & Afghanistan to go then!
What a truly sick world we live in when this kind of waste is acceptable by the masses.
I avoid paying taxes at all costs. Recently decided that I'm ready to live without fiat money once and for all. Stay tuned!;)
Seems like a revolution is on its way !!! After reading your posts regularly, I too have started feeling that we are getting robbed by them.
You are doing a great job by spreading awareness about the role of thieves that govt is playing openly!!
Thanks for opening my eyes 👀.
Thank you, @himshweta.
Thank you very much for validating my reason for not paying taxes for last ten yrs after quitting my career, moving to maui escaping the rat race for hippie spiritual enlightenment. I just recently moved back to the mainland and discovered im an anarchist because of my beliefs. I almost was gonna do back taxes but now I find Im in good company as a non tax payer patriot, thanks to steemit, people like you, jeff berwick and these videos. lol theres no way im calling the irs now. im heading to anarchapulco and relocating to mexico. mahalo
Cheers my brother, and godspeed.
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Great round up of stories there. I am working my way through them. I have some friends in Japan who live in voluntary poverty to avoid all of this. Kind of like that kid in the states who later froze to death in Alaska... what was his name.. great book about his life called "Into the Wild". If I didn't have kids, I'd do the same. Before I came to Japan I almost did do the same.
Yep, having a family changes everything. I never read the book, but I did watch that film and yeah, powerful stuff. The scene where he set his money on fire really got to me. I actually just applied for citizenship in Liberland, so I am pretty interested to follow their development and see where they are going with that initiative.
Sad that in this joke of a "system" people are punished more severely the more productive they are. Middle class producers are being gutted, while the parasites "up top" just suck the blood and fruits of innovation, labor, and ingenuity. I don't blame folks like your friends for trying to avoid being exploited by being in poverty. It is a shit situation all around, really.
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Great article. Politicians kills always kids and innocent people. However, They always say that they fight with terrorists. In recent days, terrorism has been rising, but there is nothing they have done. The terrorist also kills kids. I think in this world only children and innocent people are guilty.
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Wow very beautiful articles,yes I am completely agree with your opinion, the system is consist of robbers ,contineously they are robbing us from every angles.Yes parents are welcoming children in this world only to bear the burden of debt.Thanks for the great information and videos which can create awareness among the people. Please friend keep your great job up so that everyone should at least try to understand the actual picture of the system. Wish you a very beautiful time ahead my friend. Happy steeming.
WOW!!! Great post kafkanarchy84 .. I also wish more people would speak up and not just clap for the people who do. I read a quote the other day which I really did like a lot, here it is: "When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong - or absolutely right" Albert Guinon :) Too many people act like they are against what they really believe .. TIME TO STAND UP PEOPLE :) Love you Friend and appreciate you so very much .. GREAT post!! SUNSHINE247
Cool - my immoral existence has been moral for over 3 decades ! - and I never knew it..
You should watch the Friday episode of the Phillip Defranco show. Apparently politicians have bent the rules to continue to fund the Afghan military where officers in that military throw parties in which they use young boys to do with as they please. The US military is well aware of this and have actually punished officers that have tried to stop this.
Disgusting.
Thank you @kafkanarchy84 for this.
We need to understand the simple difference between war and peace. I just joined steemit but honestly this post is something good. Your continuous work on this topic I believe should be great, I love this and I cannot help but to follow you and I hope to get along as well. Thank you again for this.