-Caveat Lector- > Congressman Ron Paul calls for end to Withholding Tax Scheme > > http://www.house.gov/paul/openingpage.htm > FOR RELEASE: > December 12, 2000 > Congressman Ron Paul, 14th District of Texas, Calls for an End to > Withholding Taxes > Indiana Church is the Latest Victim of Outrageous Rules > Washington, D.C. - Congressman Ron Paul today urged his colleagues on > > Capitol Hill to abolish the IRS withholding > rules, as a Baptist congregation in Indiana faces seizure of its > church > building for allegedly failing to participate in the withholding > regime. Paul introduced the "Cost of Government Awareness Act" (HR > 4855) > earlier this year, which would eliminate the > withholding tax deception and put an end to forced collection of > income > taxes by employers. Recent national news stories > centering on the plight of the Indiana Baptist Temple have sparked > renewed > interest in Paul's legislation. > "Had Congress passed my bill, the Baptist Temple might have been > spared," Paul stated. "Instead we are about to > witness an extraordinary and unprecedented event in U.S. history: the > > seizure of a church by federal agents because of a tax > debt. The Temple, like an increasing number of private employers, > simply > objects to being forced to act as an agent for the IRS > by collecting withholding taxes. It's a crime that the congregation > may > lose its home because of a principled refusal based on > religious faith to do the job of the IRS." > Under current rules, all employers (including churches and non-profit > > organizations) must withhold income taxes from > employee paychecks, resulting in a presumptive interest-free loan by > employees to the Treasury. Employers spend huge sums > and countless hours complying with the withholding scheme. Worst of > all, > taxpayers are deceived by the direct removal of taxes > from their paychecks. "The government knows that the easiest way to > tax > Americans is by taking payments directly from their > paychecks," Paul added. "The premise is that the taxpayer won't miss > the > portion of his paycheck that he never gets." > "It's time to end the deception of withholding taxes and stop forcing > > employers to act as IRS collection agents," Paul > concluded. "The Indiana Baptist Temple unfortunately is just the > latest > victim of this terrible IRS practice. I want all employers, > not just churches, to be free from rules which force them to act as > IRS > agents." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
