Around the middle of April as the federal income tax filing deadline approaches, tax resistance articles hit the media frequently. Here are some examples from past years:
- “White House Picketed by Foes of Segregation, Taxes and Nerve Gas” New York Times
- Reports on White House picketers featuring members of the Peacemakers, including war tax resister Max Sandin.
- “Singer Again Refuses To Pay Her Income Tax” The Modesto Bee
- Joan Baez sends a protest letter to the IRS instead of a check. Roy Kepler also quoted.
- “No tax woes — he just doesn’t file” The [Spokane] Spokesman-Review
- War tax resister Irwin Hogenauer hasn’t filed a tax return for 35 years. (don’t miss the ad below the article for a special on the Sony Walkman: only $89.00)
- “When morals clash with Uncle Sam’s bill” Gainesville Sun
- An op-ed piece by Horace G. Davis on personal entanglement with the military-industrial complex includes notes on Raymond Hunthausen and some of the publications of the war tax resistance movement.
- “Tax resisters turn cash over to ‘common good’ ” Wilmington Morning Star
- Clare Hanrahan is redirecting her taxes to a group that helps the homeless. “We’re not evading taxes. We’re redirecting them and putting them where they’ll do the most good, immediately.” Also quotes Karen Marysdaughter.
- “Protesters oppose death, taxes” The Tuscaloosa News
- Susan Quinlan, Larry Harper, and Bill Ramsey discuss war tax resistance.
- “Protesting war, a few dollars at a time” St. Petersburg Times
- Ruth Paine is the focus of this article. Ruth Benn and Mary Ann C. Holtz are also quoted.
- “Outraged by war, tax resisters ignore filing deadline” The [Fredericksburg, Virginia] Free Lance-Star
- Karl Meyer and Ruth Benn are quoted in this piece on the war tax resistance movement.