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Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts) Thu Jan 26, 2017, 12:25 AM Jan 2017

An interesting read about threatening not to pay taxes

I know I brought this up before and was shot down...but it is being talked about. I would love to get some expert legal advice on what is possible.

http://time.com/4590994/popular-vote-tax-pledge/

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An interesting read about threatening not to pay taxes (Original Post) Farmgirl1961 Jan 2017 OP

I posted about it too - it was the first thing that came to mind after Trump's "win"* NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #1

While it sounds really good, there is just no way for most of us to do this leftofcool Jan 2017 #2

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

1. I posted about it too - it was the first thing that came to mind after Trump's "win"*

Reply to Farmgirl1961 (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 12:28 AM

Jan 2017

and his refusal to release his tax info

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)

2. While it sounds really good, there is just no way for most of us to do this

Reply to Farmgirl1961 (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:00 AM

Jan 2017

The IRS can take my home, hold up my Social Security, tie up my pension fund and take my land. I think I will just pay the Government what I will owe them.

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