Tax Protest: Delay payment of federal income tax until Trump leaves.
Tax Protest: Delay payment of federal income tax until Trump leaves.
The Issue
Once this petition reaches 100,000 signatures, we, the undersigned, intend to extend and delay payment of our federal income tax, as an act of protest and free speech, until Donald Trump and his family leave office.
The Trump administration is a catastrophe which has harmed the standing of our nation and our allies. Its policies do not represent the majority of US citizens. Their actions are destroying our ability to self-govern via rule of law and free press. Our national security has been compromised. Press freedom, our legal system, the agencies which protect our republic are being systematically attacked and destroyed. By failing to remove the impeached POTUS for manipulating elections, we have lost any assurance that election integrity will be protected.
This is the opposite of what a POTUS swears to do.
The undersigned are acting to deprive the federal government of financing until such time as we have a government that represents the majority of US citizens and upholds the Constitution of the United States, via a legitimate election.
Once the petition reaches 100,000 signatures, we intend to:
1) file for automatic IRS Extension using form 4868 with attached note*
b) minimize withholding by taking maximum Allowances on form W-4
* Indicate your participation in this organized action by attaching a note mentioning this petition on your IRS extensions " "Trump tax protest". (Do NOT mark anything on the return itself)
Organized tax resistance follows many historical precedents set by the Boston Tea Party, the Suffragettes, and more. We especially cite the example set by Donald Trump, who proclaimed that not paying taxes to a disastrous government is "smart".
We recognize there may be penalties incurred by these actions. We hereby request the IRS to acknowledge our organized protest as a protected act of free speech under the 1st Amendment, and to abrogate any penalties or fines which would normally be charged for the duration of this action.
More: http://www.villagevoice.com/2017/03/13/americans-are-stiffing-the-irs-to-protest-trump/
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The Issue
Once this petition reaches 100,000 signatures, we, the undersigned, intend to extend and delay payment of our federal income tax, as an act of protest and free speech, until Donald Trump and his family leave office.
The Trump administration is a catastrophe which has harmed the standing of our nation and our allies. Its policies do not represent the majority of US citizens. Their actions are destroying our ability to self-govern via rule of law and free press. Our national security has been compromised. Press freedom, our legal system, the agencies which protect our republic are being systematically attacked and destroyed. By failing to remove the impeached POTUS for manipulating elections, we have lost any assurance that election integrity will be protected.
This is the opposite of what a POTUS swears to do.
The undersigned are acting to deprive the federal government of financing until such time as we have a government that represents the majority of US citizens and upholds the Constitution of the United States, via a legitimate election.
Once the petition reaches 100,000 signatures, we intend to:
1) file for automatic IRS Extension using form 4868 with attached note*
b) minimize withholding by taking maximum Allowances on form W-4
* Indicate your participation in this organized action by attaching a note mentioning this petition on your IRS extensions " "Trump tax protest". (Do NOT mark anything on the return itself)
Organized tax resistance follows many historical precedents set by the Boston Tea Party, the Suffragettes, and more. We especially cite the example set by Donald Trump, who proclaimed that not paying taxes to a disastrous government is "smart".
We recognize there may be penalties incurred by these actions. We hereby request the IRS to acknowledge our organized protest as a protected act of free speech under the 1st Amendment, and to abrogate any penalties or fines which would normally be charged for the duration of this action.
More: http://www.villagevoice.com/2017/03/13/americans-are-stiffing-the-irs-to-protest-trump/
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Petition created on May 16, 2017