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Sorry but----- (Original Post) trumad Jul 2014 OP
If they send you $600 billion, will there be enough left for my $600 billion? nt el_bryanto Jul 2014 #1
First Rec Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #2
You are a human being, not a huge corporation so you don't matter. mucifer Jul 2014 #3
DU needs to incorporate. Right Fucking Now! nt redwitch Jul 2014 #4
Can't. Incorporating is against my religion. Rose Siding Jul 2014 #8
Hmm... Are you a Pastafarian? redwitch Jul 2014 #13
Jestefarian Rose Siding Jul 2014 #16
There is always...... daleanime Jul 2014 #18
Just add it to my tax refund next April. Thanks! ReRe Jul 2014 #5
You hit the nail on the head. onecaliberal Jul 2014 #6
My Thoughts Exactly ProgressiveJarhead Jul 2014 #7
Hey, THIS is a fight we oughta start! calimary Jul 2014 #19
Technically they are employed by us. grahamhgreen Jul 2014 #9
LOVE redqueen Jul 2014 #10
Good argument for when health care is funded by taxes, less so currently. TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #11
Fuck it. I think it's a fight worth picking. calimary Jul 2014 #20
Clever...but as tax payers we all should know 'Resistance IS possible'... FailureToCommunicate Jul 2014 #12
A-men!!! gblady Jul 2014 #14
Exactly! nt valerief Jul 2014 #15
Since the Pentagon is half The Wizard Jul 2014 #17
I want a refund. Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2014 #21
I want back every penny the government has taken from me and used to support this travesty. lark Jul 2014 #22
Sorry, but everyone knows Rightwing "religious beliefs" ALWAYS trump leftwing beliefs. You're SOL blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #23
This BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #24
That pic had to be taken on a Sunday! MADem Jul 2014 #25
Amen! hrmjustin Jul 2014 #26
Perfect! nt City Lights Jul 2014 #27
The Court ruled corporate persons can refuse to pay based on religious beliefs, not human persons. tclambert Jul 2014 #28
all we need is the right circuit for the quakers to sue, right? mopinko Jul 2014 #29
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #30
Unless you own a corporation your beliefs don't matter. Kablooie Jul 2014 #31
I remember talk of people not paying fed income tax back in the 60's with that HereSince1628 Jul 2014 #32
That is the five-headed beast from Revelation Generic Other Jul 2014 #33
K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #34
Me, too! emsimon33 Jul 2014 #35
Bet they want the receipt though, no cash back either. Where can we find refund request forms? nt Mnemosyne Jul 2014 #36
As Colbert might say, "It's funny 'cause it's true." merrily Jul 2014 #37
Pretty much. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #38

mucifer

(23,324 posts)
3. You are a human being, not a huge corporation so you don't matter.
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 08:54 AM
Jul 2014

Or so says our supreme court. Unless you have your own 600 billion dollars then they might give you another 600 billion dollars for no reason.

redwitch

(14,921 posts)
13. Hmm... Are you a Pastafarian?
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 10:55 AM
Jul 2014

Seems like that would be a thing His Noodly Appendage would be against. Unless there was marinara.

 

ProgressiveJarhead

(172 posts)
7. My Thoughts Exactly
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 10:11 AM
Jul 2014

But the older translations read more like " thou shalt not commit murder." Tax dollars for murder? Fine. Tax dollars to make life better? Not good. Jeff Sessions thinks that taking care of the people who do the dirty work is an entitlement. The DoD should be renamed to the Department of Offense and Corporate Resource Protection.

calimary

(80,521 posts)
19. Hey, THIS is a fight we oughta start!
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 02:50 PM
Jul 2014

Okay, fine, Mr. & Mrs. America! Game ON! Funding the military-industrial complex so we can go out and kill masses of people in other countries for the sake of the oil barons - is against my religion! I want an exemption! Seriously!

How 'bout not just fighting fire with fire - let's hijack THEIR fire and fight with THAT!

calimary

(80,521 posts)
20. Fuck it. I think it's a fight worth picking.
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 02:52 PM
Jul 2014

Especially if we can get some publicity. Occupy started a new conversation - that has been widely and publicly credited with having an impact and moving the whole idea of income inequality farther to the front. Why not this, too?

The Wizard

(12,467 posts)
17. Since the Pentagon is half
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 01:24 PM
Jul 2014

the budget, are we entitled to a 50% tax rebate because it violates our deeply held religious beliefs?

lark

(22,941 posts)
22. I want back every penny the government has taken from me and used to support this travesty.
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 03:07 PM
Jul 2014

I do not believe in war, it's against my religious beliefs.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
25. That pic had to be taken on a Sunday!
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 04:21 PM
Jul 2014

There are no cars in the parking lots!

No one milling around Ground Zero, either....!

tclambert

(11,077 posts)
28. The Court ruled corporate persons can refuse to pay based on religious beliefs, not human persons.
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 04:24 PM
Jul 2014

You're just a sad, little non-billionaire human. Your rights ain't shit.

Kablooie

(18,547 posts)
31. Unless you own a corporation your beliefs don't matter.
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 05:04 PM
Jul 2014

That's the dividing line.

Corporate owners religious beliefs can be forced on others but not if you are just a citizen.
That's the law.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
32. I remember talk of people not paying fed income tax back in the 60's with that
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 05:05 PM
Jul 2014

argument.

I do not clearly remember how the IRS ruled. I seem to remember some honking big fines and penalties being threatened if people followed peaceniks advocacy

merrily

(45,251 posts)
37. As Colbert might say, "It's funny 'cause it's true."
Wed Jul 2, 2014, 02:26 AM
Jul 2014

Paying for the Pentagon, wars, etc., does violate my deepest spiritual beliefs.

Nail. Hammer. Head.

Thank you, Trumad.

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