Feb
11
2009
Taxes are indeed voluntary
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) says income taxes are voluntary.
His logic is thus: No one is forcing you to file an income tax return. You can choose not to file. Granted, you may be fined or go to jail (ie. “suffer the consequences”), but you had the choice.
Of course, I hear this poor line of reasoning so frequently from both Republicans and Democrats, I don’t know why it keeps surprising me.