Main thread for Ed and Elaine Brown vs the evil IRS, Part 19

[Mike]

I haven't read every page of this current thread, but a lot of it and have been tracking the story for months. After reading the LA Times article, I was wondering in the interests of a purely humanitarian gesture, from those who have actually been there:
1. Even though mail has been cut off, so it was reported, are other shipping services, i.e. UPS, Fedex, DHL, etc. allowed through and accepted by the Browns? Or alternatively is there a trusted reliable local supporter to whom items could be shipped with the assumption they would get there?
2. What sorts of items would be most useful to them if someone were to want to annonymously send a CARE package? Canned food? Walkie talkies? Batteries? Cash? Socks? Or do they literally have everything they need?

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As far as I know, the things being sought are perishable food of various types, difficult to ship, and prepaid cell phones and additional minutes therefor. Commercial shippers are having no problem getting through, last I heard.

[Russell Kanning]

Although not the most factual:

"The tax laws are almost 100 years old, and no one has ever won," she says. "Thousands and thousands of people have challenged them. It's a constant flow of the same tired arguments over and over."

Well it was factual that that analyst said those words .... he just doesn't happen to know what he is talking about.

[Russell Kanning]

I haven't read every page of this current thread, but a lot of it and have been tracking the story for months.

Before you can post in this thread you must read all 300 pages.

[Insurgent]

I haven't read every page of this current thread, but a lot of it and have been tracking the story for months.

Before you can post in this thread you must read all 300 pages.

That's what's been keeping me from posting here 

[Mike]

"Before you can post in this thread you must read all 300 pages."

Sorry, Xcuse me. Just thought a supportive philanthropist without a lot of spare time could do SOME meager good.
Some new, unregistered Tracfones and a couple thousand minutes are on their way via UPS anyway despite the forum rudeness, hope they get through.
Keep up the good fight!
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[Lloyd Danforth]

Your leg is being pulled here

[Kat Kanning]

Yes. Russell was joking.

[Russell Kanning]

Your leg is being pulled here

Leg pulling is not allowed around here.

I guess having all of this in one thread is better than 20 of them, but it is getting kinda long.

[Russell Kanning]

Pay Your Taxes Or The Government Will Cut Power, Internet, Phone, Television, And Mail Service To Your Compound

You know those kooks who go around not paying their taxes and saying there's no law to make them? Well, a pair of tax-evading renegades in New Hampshire are finding out the hard way that tax evasion can lead to an armed standoff with federal agents. Ed and Elaine Brown of New Hampshire haven't paid income taxes since 1996, despite being convicted in January of evading taxes on almost $2 million of income generated by Elaine's dental practice. The pair have cloistered themselves inside a 110 acre compound where they enjoy the glorified lives of tax fugitives. From the LA Times:
Government and law officials have cut off power, Internet, house phone, cellphone, television and mail service to the couple's 110-acre compound. But their house is equipped with solar panels, a watchtower, a satellite dish and a stockpile of food.
The United States has between 250,000 and 500,000 tax protesters, and not one of them has ever prevailed definitively in court. Even our tax-evading friend from last week, Tom Cryer, should expect a nasty backhanded slap from an appellate court. As for the Brown's, their fight is not about money:
The government, Ed says, is at a point of "communism in its purist form."

Elaine nods.

"It's not communism though," says the Massachusetts man. "It's totalitarianism."

"It's Marxism," interjects Tibbetts, 60.

"No, no, no, guys, guys, don't give me that," says Ed, raising his voice. "I've done 15 years of research here."
Look, just pay your taxes. If you don't, you may get an unwelcome visit from the IRS' executive customer support team, better known as the FBI.

N.H. couple evade death and taxes [LA Times]
(Photo: Jim Cole / AP)

http://consumerist.com/consumer/irs/pay-your-taxes-or-the-government-will-cut-power-internet-phone-television-and-mail-service-to-your-compound-281085.php

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Look, just pay your taxes. If you don't, you may get an unwelcome visit from the IRS' executive customer support team, better known as the FBI.

This case -- hell, this quote -- clearly illustrates the government for the gang of street thugs it is.

[taylorwbuley]

I'm looking for any sources who have had contact with Ed or Elaine. If you have, I would very much appreciate it if you would send me an email at taylor.buley at wsj dot com. Thank you!

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I'm looking for any sources who have had contact with Ed or Elaine. If you have, I would very much appreciate it if you would send me an email at taylor.buley at wsj dot com. Thank you!

I was going to say that a reporter from the Wall Street Journal called me -- during lunch -- and left a message asking for a way to contact Ed and Elaine Brown. But it looks like you beat me to it. Welcome to the Underground.

[CNHT]

Advice to the wise:

/ignore

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Advice to the wise:

/ignore

Ignore the Wall Street Journal? But why?