RE: A Dash of Sult N Papper 03/19/20 > A little secret you need to know…
Ugggghhhh. I could have used a secret or two back in '79 when my tax problems started. In my case, specifically, they 'estimated' my income when they filed the lien. $376,xxx. For the record they were at least $300,000 high but I had no defense. None. Further, for the record, the lien was finally lifted in '94. It had expired.
There is a small group of Arizona nationalists that are seriously exploring the claim that the territory was unlawfully seized after being an 'independent territory' after the organization of the Territory of California (and soon to be statehood). Almost all of Arizona, some of New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Colorado were just left without 'belonging to' any nation. I actually live in the little bit of AZ that the feds have full claim to, the Gadsen Purchase. Bought the piece from Mexico AFTER the war with them was all settled out.
Excise tax. See your phone and power bill. Was enacted to fund the Spanish American war. But you only pay that tax if you use a phone or have power delivered...
Always fun and interesting when you get going on the 'Tax Codes' (as opposed to 'Tax Law).
Yes, it is a shame that you didn't have a couple of those secrets back in '79 but access to information was very limited then since there wasn't a thing called the "internet" invented yet.
People can learn a hell of lot reading the archives of the congressional records and such but most won't take the time to research those even though they are just a few clicks of the computer mouse away from them.
I enjoy learning but when you start exposing stuff like differences between "legal" and "lawful" or "codes" and "laws" most people think you are some sort of "nut job".
Which is proof that the government education system has done exactly what it was supposed to do in dumb-"ing" down the population.
On another subject, looks like the fork will be delivered 03/20/20. WooHoo,