Welcome to the war tax resistance movement, Carolyn K. Ziffer of Bangor, Maine.
After a lifetime of willingly paying taxes, thinking positively about our country’s benevolence, in I felt morally obligated to withhold a portion of my taxes, in protest of the occupation of Iraq and the rumors of an attack on Iran. I sent letters to that effect to our president, vice president, Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and to Rep. Mike Michaud.
I have received monthly reminders from the Internal Revenue Service to pay promptly to avoid more penalties and interest. came a certified letter announcing IRS’s intention to levy on certain assets if I do not pay within 10 days.
This information about my being a war tax resister is known to my friends and family. Reactions are generally positive: “Your 15 grandchildren will be so proud of you” and “That’s very brave.”
My action is a decision of conscience; the funds withheld were immediately donated to charitable institutions, both local and global.
