The IRS is not a *kind* organization...
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Our Low-Tech Tax Code
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A 'tax code' larger than the King James bible, certain rights in a courtroom that flaunt what the average Joe Citizen is allowed to have-- how can the common human ever hope to challenge and win?
The IRS has owed me over $2,000.00 for years now and even though I have filled out the required form and that the time to file a request for payment won't expire, I've received nothing.
I've lived outside the US since 1994 and STILL have to pay taxes (in both countries now). It could be said that I officially pay for two separate governments. I know what I'm paying; all IRS staffers, my brother's Earned Income Credit (since he's paid under the table), while countless companies and rich folks pay nothing for tax credits.
I think that most people would agree that our current tax system is hugely unfair, yet nothing will be done about it. Mr. Stack apparently had enough and took it out on the organization that made his life most miserable. I would not equate him with a terrorist, but as a man who chose to commit a criminal act. Terrorists don't care who they kill, so long as the body count sensationalizes their cause.
If he truly was a gifted programmer, he would have tried to find a way to hack into IRS employee email addresses and send them to 'questionable' porn sites instead.
I hope at least this brings a spotlight on the IRS' activities and they get raked over the coals for how they treat people. After all, more people have committed suicide over desperation (when dealing with the IRS) than have been killed by Mr. Stack.
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A 'tax code' larger than the King James bible, certain rights in a courtroom that flaunt what the average Joe Citizen is allowed to have-- how can the common human ever hope to challenge and win? The IRS has owed me over $2,000.00 for years now and even though I have filled out the required form and that the time to file a request for payment won't expire, I've received nothing. I've lived outside the US since 1994 and STILL have to pay taxes (in both countries now). It could be said that I officially pay for two separate governments. I know what I'm paying; all IRS staffers, my brother's Earned Income Credit (since he's paid under the table), while countless companies and rich folks pay nothing for tax credits. I think that most people would agree that our current tax system is hugely unfair, yet nothing will be done about it. Mr. Stack apparently had enough and took it out on the organization that made his life most miserable. I would not equate him with a terrorist, but as a man who chose to commit a criminal act. Terrorists don't care who they kill, so long as the body count sensationalizes their cause. If he truly was a gifted programmer, he would have tried to find a way to hack into IRS employee email addresses and send them to 'questionable' porn sites instead. I hope at least this brings a spotlight on the IRS' activities and they get raked over the coals for how they treat people. After all, more people have committed suicide over desperation (when dealing with the IRS) than have been killed by Mr. Stack.