[ExI] The Dogs of Immortality

[Emlyn]

2008/7/10 The Avantguardian <avantguardian2020 at yahoo.com>:
>
> --- James Clement <clementlawyer at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Mike asked: Can someone explain to me how that costs me $3.6 billion?
>>
>> As a former practicing tax attorney (in a prior lifetime), I met with many
>> officials at the higher levels of the Internal Revenue Service over the
>> years.  Their attitude is that 100% of all money "belongs" to the government
>> and it's only through their generosity that you or I are allowed to "keep"
>> any of it...  I'm not exaggerating, I've had many, many conversations about
>> this and have been shocked at their attitude.
>
> Well that's a really crappy atitude to have in an age of fiat currency. Is
> there a law that prevents me and whosoever else desires from personally
> requiring all payment in euros, McDonald's gift certificates, sand dollars, or
> simple barter?
>
>
>
> Stuart LaForge
> alt email: stuart"AT"ucla.edu
>
> "In ancient times they had no statistics so that they had to fall back on lies."- Stephen Leacock

I don't know about the US, but here in Oz I'm pretty sure you'd be
expected to pay tax on those euros, gift certificates, barter,
whatever. Income is income. But of course IANAL.

-- 
Emlyn

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