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Originally posted by Fangula
Originally posted by fooks
reply to post by mnemeth1
same as dressing up as a cop when you are not.
against the law!
the law is the law.
he got busted, he knew it long ago that he could be in trouble.
he was an idiot, as cool as i think he is in the movies.
Yep, the law is the law. If the IRS stormed in your house for not paying your taxes, and shot your dog and raped your wife, well... you know, the law is the law. You should have paid your taxes. The Law = The Law. It doesn't matter what the Law is, because the law is the law. If the Law permitted the IRS to do the above... well, you know... the Law is the LAw, and you shoulda' paid your taxes, duh.
Mao made laws, too. And you know what? The law is the law.
- Fangula
Originally posted by Schaden
reply to post by Schaden
That you don't even think it's lawful for govt to collect taxes for police, you know, the protection of property rights, tells me you are coming from the extremely radical world view.
Originally posted by mnemeth1
Originally posted by Fangula
Originally posted by fooks
reply to post by mnemeth1
same as dressing up as a cop when you are not.
against the law!
the law is the law.
he got busted, he knew it long ago that he could be in trouble.
he was an idiot, as cool as i think he is in the movies.
Yep, the law is the law. If the IRS stormed in your house for not paying your taxes, and shot your dog and raped your wife, well... you know, the law is the law. You should have paid your taxes. The Law = The Law. It doesn't matter what the Law is, because the law is the law. If the Law permitted the IRS to do the above... well, you know... the Law is the LAw, and you shoulda' paid your taxes, duh.
Mao made laws, too. And you know what? The law is the law.
- Fangula
You have single handedly restored my faith in society.
Originally posted by PrimePorkchop
reply to post by mnemeth1
Everyone is required to pay taxes. Snipes gets no sympathy from me. He knew what he was doing and he broke the law.
I love his films, but he got what he deserved.
Originally posted by Smack
If my ideas frighten you, then you should stay away from early American History. I understand that you've been brainwashed and that breaking your socialist conditioning is hard, but come on, man. Is it ok for me to steal from you if my friends write me a note? I need some lawn work done.
Originally posted by Schaden
Originally posted by Smack
If my ideas frighten you, then you should stay away from early American History. I understand that you've been brainwashed and that breaking your socialist conditioning is hard, but come on, man. Is it ok for me to steal from you if my friends write me a note? I need some lawn work done.
So I'm brainwashed and a socialist for thinking police protection is a legitimate function of government ?
You're deluded and make Ron Paul look like a communist.
Originally posted by Smack
Can you tell me the difference between the police dept and the sheriff?
Originally posted by mnemeth1
yes, because coercively funded government necessarily can not be legitimate.
Police services are better provided by the private sector.
Just look what the TSA did to airport security.
Originally posted by Schaden
Originally posted by mnemeth1
yes, because coercively funded government necessarily can not be legitimate.
Police services are better provided by the private sector.
Just look what the TSA did to airport security.
Arguing that private security in an airport is more effective than TSA is a whole different kettle of fish than arguing taxation to pay for any police protection is illegitimate. I guess in your world view, people who can't afford to hire their own private security forces are SOL ? Do you advocate vigilantism ?
Originally posted by astro2724
reply to post by Phenomium
I am sick of people saying that the goverment is breaking the law.Have you read the 16th Amendment?It has been fought against many times in the supreme court and it has been upheld.Only six states did not ratify it, only need 36 to become law.You see this is one of the powers that the goverment has under our original constitution, try reading it.The IRS is I repeat is a goverment run office.Some of you people need to do some research and stop reading uninformed message boards for your info.And for you people who say we need no taxes.Where do you think your roads, most of your public hospitals and countless other orgs. get there funding from?Even if we completely disbanded our military and never had another war ever again you are only talking about 8% of the funds.I could go on and on but as usual I will get flamed for stating what should be general knowledge.
Originally posted by mnemeth1
Originally posted by jfj123
what's funny is that your own video states that
"the opium trade is the taliban's main source of funding"
and if you actually watch the video, they explain why the US looks the other way. They state that if they burnt their crops, it would turn the farmers toward the taliban. According to YOUR video, they allow the farmers to get paid then they intercept the drug trafficers.
You should actually watch your own videoedit on 10-12-2010 by jfj123 because: (no reason given)
So if opium is the Taliban's main source of funding, why are US troop guarding the opium crop?
I already answered that question. If you don't believe my answer....watch YOUR video. It will explain everything
Of course, opium is not the Taliban's main source of funding - it can't be,
But that's what YOUR video states. The video says, clear as day, that the taliban sells opium to fund their war.
Again, that info comes from YOUR video.
Who's selling the opium the US troops are guarding?
WATCH YOUR VIDEO FOR THE ANSWER !!!! YOUR VIDEO ! WATCH IT! For god sake pay attention !!!!
Originally posted by Smack
reply to post by jfj123
I am glad to hear that. Thanks for clearing it up.
Taxing a man's wages is still theft.
Originally posted by mnemeth1
Originally posted by nastalgik
I love how the lot of you are praising him and feeling sorry for the guy. He's rich. The reason why he wasn't paying for his taxes, which he can easily afford, is because he is either stupid or lazy. Snipes thinks, much like the rest of Hollywood, that he is above the law and society in general. Also Al Capone wasn't a saint
I suppose we should hate rich people simply because they are rich.
Rich people should not be entitled to their property.
They clearly don't deserve it.
I deserve it.
Which is why I think I should be allowed to take it from them by force.
Originally posted by mnemeth1
Originally posted by Schaden
So what is your position, that all income taxes are immoral ? Even for people with income of millions of dollars ?
This thing is, most rich people do not get their income from wages. They get it from capital gains. i.e. Money making money.
My position is theft is immoral, including theft from "rich" people.
Of course, as a percentage of income, the poor are "rich" as far as the government is concerned.
edit on 10-12-2010 by mnemeth1 because: (no reason given)