A couple of short bits:
- Laura Baran took the plunge and decided not to pay her federal income taxes. On her blog, she shares the letter she sent in place of her payment. “I’ve been thinking about doing this since I read Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience several years ago. I held back out of fear. I’ve been reading about the history of war tax resistance. Inspiring stuff. Found a lot that helped me to finally do what I know in my heart makes me feel good.”
- Randal Bentz has a thing or two to say to the city of Berkeley regarding the unwelcome mat it’s put out for U.S. Marine Corps recruiters. Not your typical critic, Bentz believes that Berkeley has taken only a timid first step and has a ways to go still — as Thoreau noted so long ago, it’s easy for taxpayers to applaud those who resist fighting in the wars the taxpayers continue to pay for.
