Daily Archives: October 25, 2005

They’ve Got the Firepower

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Irwin Schiff doesn’t like the federal income tax:

Schiff contends that the federal tax code doesn’t require taxpayers to pay income tax. He disputes the government’s definition of income, and argues that the Internal Revenue Service has no authority to seize property.

He has stood staunchly by his convictions but perhaps will soon acknowledge the facts:

Anti-tax crusader Irwin Schiff and an associate were found guilty Monday of charges including conspiracy, tax evasion and tax fraud.

The authority of the irs, like all extortionists, comes from the barrel of a gun. If you do not play by their rules you get screwed. There is nothing voluntary about it.
Even in the land of the free.

2000 Dead

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James Joyner reports that 2000 American troops have now died in Iraq:

Each American casualty represents a personal tragedy for their loved ones and should be soberly weighed by all of us. At the same time, it is low by any historical measure; we had more people killed on D-Day, for goodness sake. Nor is it an indication of the worth of the mission for which these troops died. If the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, then one death is too many. Otherwise, the toll has to be weighed against the benefit to the nation, which remains to be seen.

From this vantage point one death was too many and 2000 is still too many.
Take a look at 2000 dead. May they rest in peace. And, may the 1000s of Iraqis who have died as a result of this war also rest in peace.
Via …You Are A Tree