by Runaway Slave | May 31, 2007 | I.R.S., Income Tax, Libertarian Curmudgeon
"An income tax is neither a property tax nor a tax on occupations of common right, but is an excise tax…The legislature may declare as 'privileged' and tax as such for state revenue, those pursuits not matters of common right, but it has no power to...
by Runaway Slave | Apr 3, 2007 | I.R.S., Income Tax, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Liberty
Tax rebel, author, musician, artist. The judge who sentenced him for failure to file tax returns told him he was "…so smart it hurts you." Read his book, Miracle on Main Street, and understand how America can recapture its lost freedom. We'll not...
by Runaway Slave | Apr 1, 2007 | Essays & Articles, Income Tax, Libertarian Curmudgeon
“We must reject… …the broad contention submitted in behalf of the government that all receipts ─ everything that comes in ─ are income…”. United States Supreme Court, So. Pacific v. Lowe, 247 U.S. 330, (1918) As the April 15th deadline approaches for Americans...
by Runaway Slave | Mar 9, 2007 | Essays & Articles, Freedom, Government, Income Tax, Law, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Liberty
I didn’t have time for a new column this week. In keeping with my tax terror season theme, however, here’s an essay I did after a tax trial like the Browns’, that of Larken Rose, in the summer of 2005. The Browns of NH are still awaiting their opportunity to face a...
by Runaway Slave | Mar 1, 2007 | Essays & Articles, Fraud, Freedom, Government, I.R.S., Income Tax, Jury, Libertarian Curmudgeon
This is the second in what may prove to be a series featuring questions posed by those generally slandered as “right wing nut jobs.” (RWNJs) The mysterious and questionable income tax is our focus. Tax honesty advocates, Ed and Elaine Brown of New Hampshire, provide...
by Runaway Slave | Feb 22, 2007 | Essays & Articles, Fraud, Freedom, Government, I.R.S., Income Tax, Jury, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Taxes
The story of a Mr. Ed Brown and his wife Elaine in New Hampshire (the “Live Free or Die” state) brings to mind once again the tortuous web of the Internal Revenue Code. Mr. Brown declined to attend the last day of his tax evasion trial, choosing instead to go home and...
by Runaway Slave | Apr 11, 2006 | Essays & Articles, Fraud, Income Tax, Law, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Taxes
It’s probably because I’m living in a foreign land, but I’ve noticed fewer scary stories than usual this year about the dangers surrounding income taxes. The Service is still plenty scary. It still issues lots of carefully worded, thinly veiled threats. And there’s...
by Runaway Slave | Mar 22, 2006 | Costa Rica, Essays & Articles, Income Tax, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Taxes
One copy of Costa Rica's new tax law. As a newcomer I’m having some trouble distinguishing between the political parties here in Costa Rica. Although there are many more of them than there are in the States, there are just two that matter. Just like in the States...
