What's wrong with that dog's teeth?! :(

A rather unconvincing April Fool's gag, if I must say so.

hmmm... not that funny.

To be completely honest, I wouldn't even mind paying my fair share of taxes if the government would agree to use it in a fair, responsible, and reasonable manner. There would be plenty to go around.

You're gonna get a lot of Ron Paul voters in trouble with this...

you don't scare me, tax dog!

Note the author's username...

I'm so sick of people complaining the April Fool's joke isn't funny. Lighten up already.

I've listened to the tax dog for advice before. BIG MISTAKE! As you can see from the picture, the tax dog's advice is all bark and no bite.

People actually do believe this. There's always some fool in NH (Live Free or Die) who refuses to pay their taxes on this basis.

I thought it was 'The Conglomerist' not Consumerist.

The problem is that SO MANY people believe this!

Larken Rose was the more famous one who tried the 861 argument and failed.

@RandoX: You've hit it on the head. I'd be happy to contribute my fair share to the Treasury, if the Fed promises to use it in domestically and humanely responsible ways. Example: finding a viable alternate energy source that can be used as globally as oil is. Contra-example: spending over $500B on a war that we started for no justifiable reason.

I love that the "true patriot" link connects to the IMDb of Wesley Snipes. It will be interesting to see what happens to him on April 24 . . .
[www.abcactionnews.com]

That was Wesley Snipes' defense against not paying his taxes for the past 10 years or whatever it was.

For those actually curious this: [evans-legal.com] (The Tax Protester FAQ)

Oh, poor tax dog! Watch out when they storm your compound in Texas, Utah, Montana, or New Hampshire!

I like this one because it captures the lunacy of the no-taxers.

Much better to pay then to have "free" room and board and orange clothing.

ya, and me and my 1 acre of land are seceding from the u.s. and starting our own country of fostinaville

@RandoX: I can see how you'd feel that way. But I can honestly say that the only thing getting me to pay my taxes is a little something called 'desire to enjoy life from home instead of behind bars'.

Perhaps I don't have a social conscience; perhaps it's just because I care a little more about my standard of living than that of some welfare recipient. It's probably mostly because I'd rather be spending that money on myself-- having nicer, longer vacations; having a second vehicle for myself; having a bigger boat... well, you get the picture. :-) I mind paying my taxes, and a little part of me grits my teeth in anger every time I see that money taken out of my paycheck.

Instead of income tax withholdings, I'd like to see an itemized bill from the government each month that that all taxpayers would need to pay. That would change things in a jiffy.

Not a good idea to give advice like this. It can, will, and has get/gotten people in serious trouble.

Kind of ironic that, considering the historically unparalleled subjugating (read: raping then wiping one's posterior with it) of the Constitution that the GOP has done lately, the one part that IS tempting, they leave untouched.

Um, Ohio was a state in 1911.

Oh wait, right. April Fool's.

I have yet to find a legitimate news article on any site I read today.

What I WOULD like to see is a popular referendum each April 15th, on, say 20 broad tax categories. Foreign Aid, big-ticket military items, Agri-business subsidies, education, health care for the <90-percentiles, etc.
Items that don't win are decreased in favor of those that are, 15% per year.

The simple fact is that the US electorate is very progressive on issues. Poll after poll shows this. We'd have a gov't that spends as we think, instead of one that does the opposite.

@dripdrop: +1

glad that no one has a sense of humor. or at least can tolerate other peoples sense of humor.

And here I thought I was the only one who was not paying my taxes. I found that using a black sharpie is best.

I expected more Paultards in the comments. This needs to be spliced onto Wonkette immediately.

@eastvillageidiot: The retroactively naming ohio a state in 1953 is explained better here:
[www2.uakron.edu]

Really, all that did was officially give Ohio a date of admission to the union. It's certainly a weak argument against the 16th amendment if that's all they've got...

@EBounding: That and an estimate for what new programs, wars, etc. would cost.

For example, if people knew that the "tax cuts" would actually cost most people money, they might not be as supportive.

Or if they knew they would have to pay around $5000 each to pay for the war in Iraq, they might have second guessed the warmongers and the true threat to our country.

@Alex Chasick: Actually, there is some fact to this... Have a look at

[wnd.com]

The Internal Revenue Service has lost a lawyer's challenge in front of a jury to prove a constitutional foundation for the nation's income tax, and the victorious attorney now is setting his sights higher.

Now that the precedent is there, practically anybody should be able to win a case. If you actually look back and study the tax law is unconstitutional (Which actually makes it illegal).

The only 'tards here are those lazy enough not to care or do anything and piss away 50% of their earnings to fight a pointless war and pad politicians pockets.

Stand up and fight the income tax! <-- Thats not a joke!

I'm a Paultard, and even I think the people trying to get out of paying their taxes are ridiculous. The tax code along with the way taxes are spent needs to change, but that doesn't mean you can get out of paying them. The laws are funny like that.

I know quite a few people who haven't filed a federal tax return in 20 years. I'm still waiting for the IRS to rain pointy death down upon them.

@Trai_Dep:
It's interesting to see what you've listed as "big ticket" items.

@Ryan Duff: Word. Taxes on profit, legal. Income... not so much.

But I pay anyway.

So Wesley Snipes can go free? (chuckle)

@heavylee-again: The war was started to remove Saddam's illegal (and specifically under market priced) oil from circulation. The Saudi's didn't like him undercutting their business. Why do you think oil was so cheap post Gulf War I? Because Saddam was dumping it on the black market (food for oil anyone?) to rebuild lavishly tacky palaces and buy new luxury sports cars for Uday...

I am interested in what Tax Dog is saying, and would like to subscribe to his newsletter

Funny but not funny. There are lots of these tax protester types in South Dakota. They tried to get the state judiciary basically crippled out of existence in 2006 by way of a constitutional amendment on the ballot that year. It lost by a 91% rejection in the polls and then they screamed there was election fraud and a cover up.

Some people just should never crawl out of their bomb shelters....

@Ryan Duff:

Actually, there's not. Cryer didn't get anything resembling a judgment that there's no constitutional basis for the income tax.

What he did do was be acquitted of willful failure to file tax returns, because the jury found that he _believed_ he didn't have to file returns. To be convicted of this crime, you have to know that you have to file a return, and still not do so. Having the _belief_ that you don't have to file a return (regardless of how silly the belief is) is a defense, and he won on that defense.

Cryer NEVER put his "income tax is unconstitutional" claims in front of the jury, so this decision has absolutely zero precedential value.

To claim that this case shows there is no law requiring you to pay taxes is pretty much akin to saying that the OJ Simpson verdict shows that there is no law against murder.

ron paul, ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@EBounding: I think you nailed it with that comment. If tax withholding were done away with and everyone had to cut the IRS a check for +/- 30% of their income once a year there'd be some serious interest by the public into how our taxes are spent. As it stands now, Tax Freedom Day is April 28th. That's right, from Jan 1st until then every dollar you make goes directly to the government. When it's put in that light, and not trickled out of your check before you see it, people suddenly get interested.

in order for us not to have to pay taxes one must be registered as a citizen of a state. which is not the same as a citizen of the united states. since most people are not registered as a citizen of a state the federal government is being allowed to take our taxes. even though it is only suppose to be during times of war. why do you think george bush senior declared a war on drugs? in order for your state congressman or representative to defend your right not to have to pay taxes unless during time of war there need be atleast a 5% of the state population registered as a citizen of a state. its in the constitution. not enough people complain about it so nothing is getting done.

@JustAGuy2: Thanks for saving me the calories. Thats a good summation of why the "Cryer set a precedent" argument is BS.

@TONYWONDER:

I'd be fascinated to read this Constitution in which 5% of the population needs to be registered as a citizen of a state and then that state isn't somehow part of the union. It must be a fascinating document. What country's constitution is it? I'm curious, because it certainly isn't the US Constitution.

No, Tax Dog, no! BAD BOY! BAD, BAG DOGGIE!

Someone call Cesar Milan.