[Buddha-l] Republicans are happier ?

[jkirk]

Too totally true. I hear on night radio sometimes of some characters who
refuse to pay income tax on the grounds that it's 'unconstitutional', and so
far it seems to be a draw between them and the feds--haven't heard any
recent info--but one such couple had been barricaded in their house for
months--then there were the resisters refusing to pay the war portion of
their IRS bill during the Vietnam war...I never found out what happened to
them. Does anybody know? 
Seems to me this topic fits under right livelihood~~~
Joanna
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Jim Peavler wrote:

Unfortunately, those of us who make only minor money, such a you suggest,
still pay taxes. In fact we pay a higher rate of taxes than if we were
certain corporations. And we would go to jail for withholding even the that
dribble. Unless you are completely homeless and pennyless it is very
difficult to avoid supporting war, torture, and the other horrors our
government provides.


On Feb 13, 2008, at 2:47 PM, paul bennett wrote:

>
> Another option is to stop working for a large salary, taking odd jobs 
> that pay cash or otherwise attempting to maintain your income to the 
> poverty level. I believe this is the choice that the buddha might have 
> chosen. Losing the security blanket of wealth/heathcare etc is 
> difficult but not impossible for somebody not actively raising a 
> family. A householder may not be able to take advantage of this easy, 
> moral escape - but being sent to prison may indeed be a worse choice.
>
> For those lucky few who manage to walk away from the system, paying 
> tax becomes just another social option, to be grouped with giving to 
> charity, church, etc.
>
> --
> Paul Bennett
> net3431 at yahoo.com

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