absolut_beethoven
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Seeing as I was born in South Africa, I don't have the understanding of the Constitution that our educated Americans have - most politicians excepted of course.
But having lived here for the past 28 years I do have a basic grasp of what it's all about. The one thing, besides the Second Amendment, that's bothered me the most is how is it constitutionally possible for congress to write laws for the people that they themselves are exempt from? I thought that nobody was above the law.
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times (cut and paste the link below) concerning a couple in NH who refuse to pay taxes because they say taxes are unconstitutional reminded me of this. While I don't agree with them, and certainly hope that this situation doesn't devolve into another Waco or Ruby Ridge massacre, it did remind me of this sore point. I'm sure that it bothers many others too.
How did the American people let congress get away with exempting themselves from paying social security taxes? I can understand if they paid the taxes and still had their own private pension plans, just like most large corporations. I just don't understand how they can foist this tax on us but write into law that they are exempt from it. And what makes it even worse, is that there are zero deductions!
So, please educate me on this one because it just doesn't make any sense to me.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-taxevaders20jul20,1,1020218.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
But having lived here for the past 28 years I do have a basic grasp of what it's all about. The one thing, besides the Second Amendment, that's bothered me the most is how is it constitutionally possible for congress to write laws for the people that they themselves are exempt from? I thought that nobody was above the law.
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times (cut and paste the link below) concerning a couple in NH who refuse to pay taxes because they say taxes are unconstitutional reminded me of this. While I don't agree with them, and certainly hope that this situation doesn't devolve into another Waco or Ruby Ridge massacre, it did remind me of this sore point. I'm sure that it bothers many others too.
How did the American people let congress get away with exempting themselves from paying social security taxes? I can understand if they paid the taxes and still had their own private pension plans, just like most large corporations. I just don't understand how they can foist this tax on us but write into law that they are exempt from it. And what makes it even worse, is that there are zero deductions!
So, please educate me on this one because it just doesn't make any sense to me.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-taxevaders20jul20,1,1020218.story?ctrack=1&cset=true