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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 21 May \ parent \ on: This Man Says He Legally Hasn't Paid Federal Taxes In Over 30 Years econ

This guy has beaten the IRS multiple times. The cases are posted on his website.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bell_curve 21 May

How much money has he spent defeating the IRS?

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 21 May

That's the question, isn't it?

Part of how they enforce compliance is through making non-compliance very costly, whether or not you're right.

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 21 May

The process is the punishment

Only rich people have the legal resources to fight the IRS.

Scientology anyone?

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 21 May

Yep. The process is the punishment. Selective enforcement is a classic communist method to incite fear. The US has so many laws and even just in the realm of taxes. One has to hire an expert just to avoid screwing it up. It's really sick.