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Re: Do those WHO PAY NO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES have a right to dictate how much others
Actually, your stated beef was: "Do those WHO PAY NO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES have a right to dictate how much others pay?" You seemed to define "dictate" to include such actions as calling, writing to, and confronting one's elected officials. The whole point of the poll was to ask if those who do not pay Federal income taxes have a right to do such things.
So, I'll ask again: How, legally, would you differentiate between people writing to their representatives on subjects you approve of and writing to their representatives on tax policy, and how would you reconcile such a law with the first amendment?
I have no desire to restrict anyone who is a legal citizen from government participation. My beef is people who don't pay any federal income tax wanting those who do pay federal income taxes to pay more.
Actually, your stated beef was: "Do those WHO PAY NO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES have a right to dictate how much others pay?" You seemed to define "dictate" to include such actions as calling, writing to, and confronting one's elected officials. The whole point of the poll was to ask if those who do not pay Federal income taxes have a right to do such things.
So, I'll ask again: How, legally, would you differentiate between people writing to their representatives on subjects you approve of and writing to their representatives on tax policy, and how would you reconcile such a law with the first amendment?