My heart goes out to the Brown’s and their family. Hopefully we can figure out where they have been taken so that people can get out there and protest. It is extremely saddening that these two will have to spend the next six years of their lives behind bars for such a ‘crime’ as keeping the money that they earned through their own hard work.

Stevens, 83, is under a federal investigation for his relationship with Bill Allen, an oil field services contractor who was convicted this year of bribing state lawmakers.

I know I haven’t been very up to speed on covering the Ed and Elaine Brown tax case and I feel really bad for it. These people deserve all the coverage they can get for standing up to the behemoth that is the IRS. While I still don’t know enough about the case to post some original content, here is some good coverage from our friends at ideas from free minds.

http://ladyliberty.wordpress.com/2007/06/12/is-today-the-day/

Now, not even thieves are exempt from the IRS and its tax ‘laws’. Did you steal a car last summer? How about about a plasma TV? Maybe you ’stole’ an mp3 or movie by downloading them on the internet via BitTorrent or your favorite P2P program. In fact, if you stole anything at all, the IRS now requires you to declare the property as a gain on your IRS form. I know, its hard to believe, but if you think I doctored the above photo check out the PDF on the official IRS website. Go to page 90 and look in the area I have circled on the image. It is relatively absurd to believe that a thief is actually going to report to the IRS what they stole. The audacity, condescension, and stupidty of the government never fails to amaze me.

Brand New Mercedes - Free
Brand New 30″ Plasma TV - Free
400 Songs and 15 Movies - Free
Sending the Government $6,000 for your stolen property - Priceless