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Originally Posted by Zoot
Yeah, but none of those things make you complicit in murder.
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Oh, is that all? My taxes have already made me an accessory to countless murders: joggers, hitch-hikers and TV designers murdered by recidivist rapists automatically parolled by my justice system; East Timorese children blown apart by landmines sold to Indonesia by my military; transplant patients waiting years for surgery from my public health system; women killed by their abusive partners while my police waste time chasing drug users. I somehow manage to sleep at night.
If you don't like McDonalds or K-mart, you can vote with your wallet. If you don't like the government, you have to vote with your vote. You can write a letter to your MP as well, if you like, or put an axe through an electorate-office window, or 'march' to Parliament in an air-conditioned coach. But witholding tax, on its own, is not a form of protest - it's just tax evasion.