I don’t flatter myself that my going Galt is having a huge impact but, hey, every little bit counts. Whether this phenomenon is more purposeful, as in my case, or simply a bunch of people reacting naturally to bad government policies, federal tax receipts are taking a nosedive: June Federal Receipts: The Dive Continues, As Does Media Near Silence. Near media silence. Imagine that! Is it possble that the stimulus is ::gasp:: not working?!  Unemployment is approching double what it was during the Bush administration? The deuce you say! [Read more...]

Glenn Beck wonders what would happen if a million taxpayers stopped paying taxes. He suggests that they can’t put us all in jail. I’d like to remind him that they can take our property and garnish our wages. Sure, a taxpayer under those circumstances might not be caged. But he certainly would not be free.

There’s certainly no reason we cannot, as Ghandi suggested, withhold payment of taxes, yet still stay within the law. Just make the decision to earn less. That’s a difficult decision for people to make as it involves a bit of personal sacrifice, but it’s far less sacrifice than the penalties for tax evasion, and it’s more effective. [Read more...]

Wintery Knight notes that The most productive taxpayers flee higher tax rates. Imagine that!

No one seems to question that if you want less of something, you tax it. That’s why we have high taxes on cigarettes. Activists of all stripes are open about their desire to make it too expensive to smoke, and politicians agree. It’s for our own good! And if we insist on smoking, well, we’re going to have to be punished with a tax. [Read more...]