> > > A better action might be to stop paying their taxes > > > and stage a general strike so that nothing in the > > > country moves. That sends a message, too. > > > > > They aren't that bold. Some are and they get arrested > > for it. Mostly they are afraid of losing their jobs > > and that might happen if they marched into HR and maxed > > their withholding (the only way the majority can stop > > paying taxes). > > Judy: > The amusing thing about this exchange is that it's the > *Tea Party* faction of the country who are agriest and > who would be most likely to organize to stop paying > their taxes (since they're opposed to taxation on > general principles). > Most working people can't stop paying federal income taxes - it is automatically withheld by their employer. And, nobody can stop paying state sales taxes when they purchase items at a store.
'Tea Party' faction members are not opposed to taxation in general. They are opposed to bailing out banks and other finance corporations on Wall Street with money the government borrows from the people. > And of course the idea of a "general strike" in a > country as big and varied as the U.S. is ludicrous. > > > > "People should not be afraid of their governments. > > > Governments should be afraid of their people." > > > -- V for Vendetta > > > > > And that is what the public is starting to do: make the > > government afraid of them. > > Well, the right-wingers are, anyway. > So, you're thinking the 'left-wingers' are afraid of what the 'right-wingers' are saying, and that's why the left-wingers often resort to violence?
