After all , this issue is not at all problematic for me here in Germany , where around 40 % of my monies are taxed , but go towards beautifying the environment , maintaining fantastic schools , caring wonderfully for the sick & the elderly , and preserving a very high quality of living for the poor … Remember , the real issue here is not your taxes — it ’ s your FREEDOM ; the freedom you will always have to choose to want to do whatever you choose to do .
So what options are left for those of you who really do not want your earnings to make the rich mega-bankers richer or the United States a more violent nation ? Well , there is some GOOD NEWS for you folks : you do indeed have some very attractive options :
Option # 1 : Purpose-fully & consciously & courageously refuse to pay your income taxes . Around 80 million Americans engage this option every year , so of you do so , you will be in very good company .
Option # 2 : Purpose-fully & consciously withhold the 25 %+ of your income tax dollars that reportedly go towards financing our current military operations around the world .
Option # 3 : Purpose-fully & consciously pay all of your taxes , AND include a letter ( or write a note on the check itself ) explaining that ALL of your money is to be used for Peace-full domestic policies . You can even designate the specific areas of assistance that you prefer ( e . g . education , health care , environmental protection , caring for the elderly etc .) … This doesn ’ t mean that your cash will actually be used in those ways , of course , but at least your intentions will be made known ; at least someone at the IRS will cash that check and be forced to think a bit .
Option “ BEST ”: Pay your taxes willingly just to get the U . S . government off your back , and then get out there and use your remaining time & your remaining money to do the very things that your government should have already done with your taxes long ago – Care for the ill , be Kind to the downtrodden , give to the poor , beautify your neighborhoods ,& share the harvests from your gardens .
In closing , just because those “ in power ” have made this decision a very difficult one doesn ’ t mean that they have removed your Power to choose ! You will always have the Power to Love — as long as you choose to exercise it .
LOVE requires being true to your True Self … LOVE requires conscious action … LOVE requires making courageous choices … … got LOVE ?
“ Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability , but comes through continuous effort … We must straighten our backs and work for our freedom . A man can ’ t ride you unless your back is bent .” ~ Martin Luther King Jr .
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