Thread: What happened to tax protesters?

When I say "tax protesters," of course, I mean the people who used to go around saying there's no law that requires you to pay income tax, or that the 16th Amendment was never ratified, or that foreigners are the only ones who need to pay, or some such nonsense.

In the past 3 years, on all the message boards I've been on, I've barely seen this.

Anyone have a thought on what caused their decline?

I just thought of it after reading this (pretty humorous) article about them:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjre...cheek-defense/

Well, in the time I've been on forums like this, I've seen two who were absolutely convinced that they didn't have to pay taxes. They both got sent to prison and their arguments didn't wash with the judges. Now, I have to give them kudos because they actually believed their own tripe enough to actually try and apply it to real life. But, as many conspiratards find out, real life doesn't give two squats about their interpretation of reality.

Originally Posted by Patriot911

Well, in the time I've been on forums like this, I've seen two who were absolutely convinced that they didn't have to pay taxes. They both got sent to prison and their arguments didn't wash with the judges. Now, I have to give them kudos because they actually believed their own tripe enough to actually try and apply it to real life. But, as many conspiratards find out, real life doesn't give two squats about their interpretation of reality.

Psholtz pbuh

Originally Posted by NAB

Psholtz pbuh

DUDE!

There's a name I hadn't heard in a while. Maybe I should look him up on PACER, see how he's doing in his quest to beat the system. LOL

Originally Posted by BullsLawDan

DUDE!

There's a name I hadn't heard in a while. Maybe I should look him up on PACER, see how he's doing in his quest to beat the system. LOL

I figured he was one of the two that Pat was referring to. How could you forget him BLD, since you participated in his "throw down" thread?

Shame on you.

Originally Posted by NAB

I figured he was one of the two that Pat was referring to. How could you forget him BLD, since you participated in his "throw down" thread?

Shame on you.

Incidentally, I did look him up on PACER. The last his court case indicates, he had complied with the IRS order to turn over all documentation of income they had requested, and subsequently the IRS admin files reflect he paid and paid BIG.

Originally Posted by BullsLawDan

Incidentally, I did look him up on PACER. The last his court case indicates, he had complied with the IRS order to turn over all documentation of income they had requested, and subsequently the IRS admin files reflect he paid and paid BIG.

The last I recall was that someone posted something on PCF about him doing some Fed time, but I'm not sure if that was ever confirmed (can't go back and check it now for obvious reasons). If he paid, then maybe he avoided jail time. For all his conspiracy nonsense, I hope he didn't actually have to do any time in the pokey.

Originally Posted by NAB

The last I recall was that someone posted something on PCF about him doing some Fed time, but I'm not sure if that was ever confirmed (can't go back and check it now for obvious reasons). If he paid, then maybe he avoided jail time. For all his conspiracy nonsense, I hope he didn't actually have to do any time in the pokey.

According to the PACER records, he failed to appear in California several times. They located him in Texas and issued an arrest warrant. He was arrested and kept in jail just long enough to bring him back to California. He was then released, and complied with the IRS requests for documentation of all his income, etc. Then, he paid his taxes.

Originally Posted by BullsLawDan

According to the PACER records, he failed to appear in California several times. They located him in Texas and issued an arrest warrant. He was arrested and kept in jail just long enough to bring him back to California. He was then released, and complied with the IRS requests for documentation of all his income, etc. Then, he paid his taxes.

wow going back to debtor prisons huh.

Originally Posted by Kokomojojo

wow going back to debtor prisons huh.

No. That hasn't been claimed anywhere.