Libertarian Party of Connecticut

By Marc Guttman

Historically, thousands of brave citizens have refused to pay taxes so as not to support what they believe are immoral actions by our government. Tax resistance has again increased in popularity over the last decade with many protesting the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Peace activist heroes throughout history have participated in this type of civil disobedience. Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned for refusing to pay taxes as a protest against the American war on Mexico and slavery. He is famous for assailing, “Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is in prison.”
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