Today it hit me like a Texas Tornado, or a metric ton of bricks. There are 3 kinds of people in this world:
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Tax Protesters.
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Tax Embracers.
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Tax Sufferers-in-Silence.
More and more I’m running into Tax Protesters. They aren’t the kind that absolutely refuse to pay income tax, but they are becoming more vocal about what they see as our different levels of government generally smothering Americans. Some of them talk of “Taking America back”. Some tell me that they are contacting their representatives on a regular basis. Whatever the action, these people used to be part of the Tax Sufferers-in-Silence. They are good, hardworking, moral, usually Christian, citizens.
Our leaders would do well to remember what happened when Christians in the early colonies were overtaxed, and subject to “…a long train of abuses…”. We Americans will put up with a lot of shenanigans, but there comes a point where responsible citizens will rein it in.
The Tax Embracers are of the category where it is generally assumed that your government is the best entity at taking care of the public. After all, look at our beautiful city parks, paved sidewalks, and public schools. (OK, so don’t look at our public schools.) Police, fire, and the Tidal Basin in Washington are testimony to the government’s care for us. (OK, so forget the Tidal Basin. The last time I was there, trash was floating all over in the water. On the other hand, there were chain link fences everywhere because of Homeland Security, and you couldn’t go into the Capitol to use the restroom, which probably is why the Tidal Basin was trashed.) Tax embraces will literally kill you during the process of “taking care” of you. Don’t get me going on this.
Tax-Sufferers-in-Silence are the absolute largest group. Our friends, relatives, coworkers, and neighbors fall into this group. They usually work real hard to make a living, and don’t have time for tax protesting, or other nonsense. Not only that, they aren’t sure what to do, or where to start. They are the person who you always hear saying, “You can’t fight City Hall.” Baloney. For an example of how one simple letter can LOWER your taxes, check out my blog, “Copy of a Tax Protest Letter”. That one letter lowered my property taxes, and you can do it too! Suffering in silence isn’t necessary, anymore. If ever there was hope in America, it is in the fact that you can now hold the government’s feet to the fire.