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What we need is a president who is going to come in and say, 'You know what? Most taxes are illegal now. Let’s stop paying taxes for two or three years. Let’s see what the economy does.'"--José Canseco

Quick little example about the effects of taxes on the free market model. Taxes suck!

"Why pay taxes?" asked Fred Phillips, who owes more than $2,600 on his home on an east-side block where five owners paid 2011 taxes. "Why should I send them taxes when they aren't supplying services? It is sickening. … Every time I see the tax bill come, I think about the times we called and nobody came."

Livonia might charge its residents a 1% administrative fee to collect their property taxes, beginning with the December tax bill.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has taken a bold stand against government over-reach: She is five days late paying her property taxes.

Cindy Sheehan has refused to provide financial information for the 2005 and 2006 tax years. She said she has a duty to not pay taxes because her son died in what she called an "immoral" war.

Marnie Thompson defies the conventional wisdom that wealthy people don't like taxes. She's on a public relations and lobbying campaign to see her own taxes go up.

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If You Hate Taxes . . .

Found at the excellent blog What Would Jack Do?:

If you’re a conservative who hates taxes, please do the following.

Do not use Medicare.
Do not use Social Security
Do not become a member of the US military, who are paid with tax dollars.
Do not ask the National Guard to help you after a disaster.
Do not call 911 when you get hurt.

One of contenders for the most highly taxed country in the Western world has cut taxes significantly since 2006. Tight fiscal policy has pushed the public sector's share of GDP back down toward 50%. The economy is growing, the budget is balanced, unemployment is declining.
In five years in office, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has repealed Sweden's wealth taxes and inheritance taxes. He has reduced the labor taxes that pushed almost all home repairs into the black market. He has championed a simple powerful idea: Work should pay better than benefits.