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This Is Why We Need Tax Reform NOW!

    As many of you are aware, a frustrated man named Joe Stack burned down his own home and flew his plane into a building housing IRS offices in Austin, TX today. He left a "manifesto" explaining his actions in a blog on his company's website, which has been reprinted in it's entirety in various places on the internet.

    Now, I'm not suggesting what he did was RIGHT. But, I can understand how it might have been NECESSARY.

    Let me explain. I don't advocate anyone flying anything to any building. I also don't advocate the murder, or attempted murder, of innocent people.  But in this case, I would like to point out that IRS employees aren't necessarily "innocent". They know who they work for, and what their organization does to truly innocent people....people who work hard, pay their taxes, and are penalized because they don't understand the convoluted, garbled, and contradictory mess that we call the "tax code".

    I would imagine that since the day that a federal income tax was forced upon us, there have been people that did not approve. And rightfully so. I am certain that that feeling is growing in this country now, due to our government's continued disregard to the warnings we have given them to STOP SPENDING MONEY. I believe the time has long passed that we cut off their allowance.

    If it were possible, I would not pay one more dime in taxes until our government changed it's policies and adopted a flat tax. Unfortunately, almost every transaction I enter into on a daily basis has some form of tax built into it. I would have to work for cash under the table, and basically barter for any goods or services I needed, to avoid paying taxes.

    I understand WHY Joe Stack did what he allegedly did. Was he "nuts" to burn down his home and fly an airplane into IRS offices? Maybe. Is the government guilty of creating the circumstances that led him to that decision? ABSOLUTELY.

    My hope is that the actions of Joe Stack will awaken our country, and lead other citizens to protest our current tax system vehemently, and that his act of rebellion will open eyes in Washington to the will of the people.....but I am afraid that the reality is that Joe Stack will be labeled a "nutjob", and that any "tax protest", peaceful or otherwise, will be classified as "domestic terrorism"..........and that it may be too late to save ourselves.

    The labeling has already begun.....several "news" sources are comparing Joe Stack's beliefs to the Tea Party movement.......