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Man pays gov indoctrination fee of $7,000 in $1's

davidmcbeth

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I've done this ... but with the exact amount in a brown paper bag and I just hand it them ...

Took about 2 hrs for them to count it and give my fully paid receipt.
 

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I've done this ... but with the exact amount in a brown paper bag and I just hand it them ...

Took about 2 hrs for them to count it and give my fully paid receipt.

But at least in Connecticut they have such great security for their grade skools. Oh, wait.....:(
 
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Great video, thanks for posting. This specific issue actually hits home hard (or at least, it should!) where I'm from. I don't pay property taxes directly but I think I am going to do this any opportunity I get.
 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J83SXVjL9M8

this is for you ... and no, I did not video tape the payment ... and I plan on doing it in a few months .. you are welcome to help carry the cash ...

Last time, it was a tax increase protest....this time, for 2nd amendment issues

Ya can't pay in coins .... too bad .... 'cause I would have

Why can't you pay in tokens? Is it not legal tender for all debts both public and private? Their rules, not yours. I know that private parties can make deals contingent on certain payment methods but I thought that government entities had no such option. I mean, it isn't really a business transaction in the first place, so there is no opportunity for such negotiations. Not to mention it's THEIR currency.
 
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They have to take it in coin, but no smaller than a quarter dollar. A twenty five cent piece in not a twenty five cent piece, it's a quarter dollar. And don't forget the dollar coins.

Every state must take payment in dollars or a part thereof. Pennies, nickels and dimes are not a part dollar.

There was a federal law regulating payment in coin, but that law has been repealed many years ago.

But, technically speaking states may only take payment in gold and silver.

Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Atta inder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
 
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color of law said:
But, technically speaking states may only take payment in gold and silver.

Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Atta inder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

No, that prohibits states from making their own denominated currency, article 1 section 8 specifically gives congress the authority to coin money and set the value thereof
 

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No, that prohibits states from making their own denominated currency, article 1 section 8 specifically gives congress the authority to coin money and set the value thereof
I did not say that.

I said:

...technically speaking states may only take payment in gold and silver.

Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Atta inder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
 

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Didn't really seem that anybody was listening to his speechifying.

I got the same impression, but I don't recall any footage of the other "customers" so I wouldn't really be sure. I was also wondering if anyone got a doughnut, haha. I would have grabbed a handful, I think. IDC if I have to go on youtube to get my hand in the box.

But it would have been nice if they captured the reactions of someone other than the "employees", who for the most part just seemed to either avoid the camera or be extremely careful of what they said. The primary tax collector lady seemed to have a hint of agitation in her voice, but I got the impression it was because she felt as though they were trying to trap her into something or make her look like a bad guy (though, she kinda is).

But, even if no one there listened, I think it was worth doing and recording, because now lots of people can listen on youtube. :) I personally decided to share the video on social media. I think it's pretty good.
 

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Folks who collect taxes on income derived from labor, or on property used as a primary residence (or used as a primary means of conveyance) are bad guys, no matter what cute stories they tell themselves at night.
 

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Folks who collect taxes on income derived from labor, or on property used as a primary residence (or used as a primary means of conveyance) are bad guys, no matter what cute stories they tell themselves at night.

people who sit and benefit from society in every possible way and instead only begrudge having to pay something for those benefits are bad guys, no matter what cute stories they tell themselves at night.
 

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They have to take it in coin, but no smaller than a quarter dollar. A twenty five cent piece in not a twenty five cent piece, it's a quarter dollar. And don't forget the dollar coins.

Every state must take payment in dollars or a part thereof. Pennies, nickels and dimes are not a part dollar.

There was a federal law regulating payment in coin, but that law has been repealed many years ago.

But, technically speaking states may only take payment in gold and silver.

Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Atta inder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

Wrong.

31 USC § 5103 - Legal tender
United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. Foreign gold or silver coins are not legal tender for debts.


Coins are legal tender the penny restriction is no longer.
 

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people who sit and benefit from society in every possible way and instead only begrudge having to pay something for those benefits are bad guys, no matter what cute stories they tell themselves at night.

Ah, so you ARE a socialist.

You DO support slavery.

What benefits are you referring to? Who benefits from the money being stolen from your paycheck?
 

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people who sit and benefit from society in every possible way and instead only begrudge having to pay something for those benefits are bad guys, no matter what cute stories they tell themselves at night.

:rolleyes:

You'll make a "great" cop.

That was a nice little non sequitur, though. You know, I've conceded on many occasions that government must have some income to exist. I've been careful to argue not that all means of revenue generation are immoral. Heck, I've carefully avoided saying all taxes are immoral (though perhaps they are). I've focused my ire quite specifically on taxes on income derived from labor, and property taxes on one's primary house and car. In a country such as ours, where there is a fee or tax on nearly everything, this hardly can be described as "begrudg[ing] having to pay something"; I didn't say a word about all the other sources of revenue.
 
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