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Comment by Paul Lewis on December 7, 2009 at 2:04pm

I am posting this call to action because it appears that our attacks on the US congress are being ignored. Perhaps we have misdirected our efforts by going after congress. The federal government derives its power from the states. Our government works from the bottom up. It is becoming apparent that we need to pressure not the congress but the state legislature and the governors.

We at VOA are suggesting a new attack on the state level where I suspect they will be more likley to listen. Dick Morris has previously released figures on the large state tax increases that will be needed in the states to support healthcare. It would be political poison for state officials. So, they have an added reason to listen to our pressures. They are also closer to home and more likley to feel our pressures.

My suggestion is to use nullification by the states. It is too long to post here, so I have posted it on our web site at www.americanvote.info The article titled "A CALL TO ACTION" is where it is found.

I am asking the tea party group leaders in each state to initiate this within you group and your state. Members can get friends to sign petitions. Even people who are not active in the fight but want to stop this bill can get behind this. If we get even half of the states to nullify, the bill...and others are dead. They cannot support them if the states refuse to comply.

We need activists in every state to push this. Several states are already trying to re-exert state sovereignty. This will show our support for just that. I ask all, individuals and groups alike to join in this effort. Letters, faxes, petititons, every thing we did to congress and more so. We need your help guys.

Comment by Ellen Willis on December 7, 2009 at 8:25am

That article that was sent out about the poor woman getting audited (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2010435946_danny06.html) is troubling, but I have to see the other side too. I knew someone that did taxes at HRBlock for a while and he mentioned that a lot of the poorer families that came in would try to scam him. If he realized it he would send them away and they would just get in line again and try it with someone else in the office. They'd go through until they learned all the "right answers" to get what they could. So, I guess I can understand the IRS targeting some of these people. Its unfortunate that innocent people get caught in it too.

Comment by Jamie Wheeler on December 7, 2009 at 2:36am

The Fed & State Governments are GROSSLY OBESE! Time to put them on a diet...The FairTax Diet!!!
I just read this article and I hope you too will read it and then be spurred to Sign Up on www.fairtaxnation.com and be counted in the on-line petition, because we know that numbers count and when they start to see how many of us are behind this legislation it will give those who are for it encouragement and those who are fear!!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2010435946_danny06.html
PLEASE...we need to get rid of the IRS, Income Tax, Payroll Tax and many others and we can begin doing so with the FairTax legislation! Way too much time and money is wasted in trying to comply with an agency that doesn't even give the same anwers twice. www.fairtaxnation.com & join the Call to action!

Comment by Edwin Case on December 6, 2009 at 1:42pm

The American public has been screwed over by the government since a handful of thieves realized they were in a position that would allow them to do so. Whenever government wants more money they devise another tax. Even our local governments have gotten in on the action. Some states have no income tax, others no property tax, while some no sales tax, but all have taxes based upon a means of getting money from the working men and women to throw at all sorts of schemes disguising it as a function of government. We are going through a cash flow shortage here in Mississippi and all the agencies or recipients of tax funds are rebelling against cuts. What we will not see is the only thing that will really help and that is to cut back on the number feeding from the tax trough and apply them to the number filling it. We have agencies and departments that could be completely abolished and the public would never know the difference. One is the Department of Education in Washington with a budget of over seventy billion dollars and five thousand employees and the federal government doesn't own the first school. They are all state owned or private. The resources saved would give each state one and a half billion dollars and one hundred teachers if divided evenly to the states. There are many here in Mississippi; if one has ever looked at the state website, that could be done away with also. Agencies formed to give a cronie a job.
But; as long as crooks that aren't having to earn these taxes are allowed to do their thing, we will probably be paying another tax to give these thieves a reason to not at present make the hard choice.
The tax increase on tobacco should enlighten anyone that thinks different. The increase was presumably to deter smoking for health reasons. Finding a warehouse of untaxed tobacco, do they destroy it to preserve the health of the public? No; it's sold for the money they can receive from the sales. This my friends is the true colors of your government.

Comment by Jamie Wheeler on December 5, 2009 at 4:11am

Looking for Christmas gift? Educational! www.thefairtaxgame.org, should be out by the end of the month! Counting down the days to get mine!!

Comment by Jamie Wheeler on December 5, 2009 at 4:10am

FairTax "It's Time" --- A Call To Action!
6,481 members on FairTaxNation.com, if you haven't signed up yet please do so ASAP so you can be added to the numbers on the on-line petition & then network with other FairTax Supporters in your State, Locally & Nationally!!!!

Comment by Jamie Wheeler on November 16, 2009 at 5:21pm

Are your people in congress "voting against" the Healthcare bill and yet not "voting FOR the FairTax?" IT is via the Tax Code that the Healthcare bill will me policing We the People. If you're Reps aren't cosponsoring the FairTax IT IS TIME!!!

Comment by Paul Lewis on November 9, 2009 at 4:22pm

James Hyde posted on the wire of the group "The RIGHT Movement":

"Faith brought it to my attention. It comes from the Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee.

It's a press release. Please disseminate this post to as many people as you can. It is critical that people know about this. If you don't have medical insurance, you could wind up in jail for FIVE (5) years:

http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=153583


PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
JCT Confirms Failure to Comply with Democrats’ Mandate Can Lead to 5 Years in Jail
Friday, November 06, 2009

Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.

In response to the JCT letter, Camp said: “This is the ultimate example of the Democrats’ command-and-control style of governing – buy what we tell you or go to jail. It is outrageous and it should be stopped immediately.”

Key excerpts from the JCT letter appear below:

“H.R. 3962 provides that an individual (or a husband and wife in the case of a joint return) who does not, at any time during the taxable year, maintain acceptable health insurance coverage for himself or herself and each of his or her qualifying children is subject to an additional tax.” [page 1]

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“If the government determines that the taxpayer’s unpaid tax liability results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply…” [page 2]

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“Criminal penalties

Prosecution is authorized under the Code for a variety of offenses. Depending on the level of the noncompliance, the following penalties could apply to an individual:

• Section 7203 – misdemeanor willful failure to pay is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.

• Section 7201 – felony willful evasion is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years.” [page 3]

When confronted with this same issue during its consideration of a similar individual mandate tax, the Senate Finance Committee worked on a bipartisan basis to include language in its bill that shielded Americans from civil and criminal penalties. The Pelosi bill, however, contains no similar language protecting American citizens from civil and criminal tax penalties that could include a $250,000 fine and five years in jail.

“The Senate Finance Committee had the good sense to eliminate the extreme penalty of incarceration. Speaker Pelosi’s decision to leave in the jail time provision is a threat to every family who cannot afford the $15,000 premium her plan creates. Fortunately, Republicans have an alternative that will lower health insurance costs without raising taxes or cutting Medicare,” said Camp.

According to the Congressional Budget Office the lowest cost family non-group plan under the Speaker’s bill would cost $15,000 in 2016.

Comment by Greg Vanderlaan on November 9, 2009 at 11:42am

Voluntary Taxes are a good idea. For Example: Here in California we have a LOTTO that takes money from players and returns a small amount in prizes. The odds are terrible and yet people voluntarily play. The money is used to finance schools. AND we save money that used to be paid to enforce the laws about gambling.

If we Legalized and Taxed Hemp we could increase the amount of money coming in to the state while reducing the money spent on police and prisons. Hemp could be sold to make rope, cloth, paper, particle board, bird seed food, human food, oils, fuel, recreational drugs. Already we have legalized medicine.

Prohibition is not working. As my dad told me, If you do something and it does not work, try doing something else.

Comment by Paul Lewis on November 3, 2009 at 2:20pm

First, I would like to thank you for your efforts to address the problems we have with our government. I am thankful for every single person who is paying attention to what is going on. I am sending you this message to ask for your help. I have set up a website for two reasons. First, to educate those who are not aware of some of the issues we are faced with, and second....most importantly..to offer a solution which will allow us to correct ALL the problems we have with government and not just one or two. The web site is www.americanvote.info. I have included an article on health care, one on cap and trade, and the solution is in the Manifesto. The critical news contains recent updates and additional areas of concern. I would suggest the articles be read in that order for continuity. My request is that you read it over and, if you agree with me, that you send the web address to anyone...family, friends, anyone who is a concerned citizen. If you can help get the link out via twitter, facebook, myspace or any other communication site it will help greatly. I am trying to get this to as many people as possible as soon as possible. All of us need to act or I fear it could be too late by the time we wake up enough people to what is going on. I must point out that the cap and trade article appears to be getting skipped by some readers. That is a mistake because it contains a "wealth" of info on what we are up against and who is behind it. To fully understand the importance of the solution outlined in the manifesto you need to read that first. I thank you in advance for your time. My best wishes for you and the future of the country we love. Paul
ps. I have now added three new articles and again they are best read in order, as I write with the presumption you understand what I have explained in previous articles....new: "State of the Union", "Regarding Liberty" and "Their Plan". I also added the mission statement to make it clear what VOA intends. I have been told by those who have read the entire site that I have understated the importance of what is posted. I will let you be the judge of that. It is a rather long read, but it is loaded. I would appreciate you comments. You can sign the guestbook on the site or you can message me here. I listed a new article today. It is titled...JOHN GALT ..it is written to the liberal minded. And..I would welcome your feedback on the site.Best regards, Paul

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