On May 11, 1:12 pm, ta <padl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > I think you're well familiar with the available options -- you just
> > have to pick one.
>
> > As I mentioned previously, I personally don't have the courage to go
> > to prison for refusing to pay my taxes (I bet the prisons are alot
> > worse today than they were in Thoreau's time). Therefore, I try to
> > transmute that negative energy of worry and stress and anger into more
> > productive ventures (what that may mean to you is not for me to say).
> > I don't think that is "doing nothing" -- I think it is doing something
> > about things you have more direct control over.
>
> > Some people "drop out" and live a more simple, non-material lifestyle
> > that does not entail receiving a paycheck and therefore contributing
> > to the insanity. Maybe selling your possessions and building a hut in
> > the mountains and making/selling prayer beads is for you. I admire
> > those people.
>
> > Here are your ideas:
>
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_resistance
>
> more . . .
>
> http://sniggle.net/Experiment/index.php?entry=howto
Those are interesting pages, and have interesting links,
which may be of considerable use to me, as I make a
serious hobby of being cheap. (On the other hand, I
choose to live in New York City, with its still-astronomical
real estate prices.) I'm aware of some people who live
communally and beat a lot of taxes and other expenses,
since their per-capita income is very low.
What I haven't figured out is how to popularize the idea
that people can walk away from the state. I've had a
lot of ideas, but when I look around, I can't see any
effect.
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