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There seems to be enough loose evidence that this info is used for parallel construction without the IRS' knowledge that you could claim it to defend against ce

• dragonwriter 5y ago
  This is technically true in the sense that you can claim any crazy thing you want to (see, e.g., the whole “freemen-on-the-land” movement.) It is somewhat less true in the sense where “can claim X” includes the implication that the claim of X stands a whelk’s chance in a supernova of prevailing in court.
  • R0b0t1 5y ago
    You can claim that about any otherwise reasonable argument. It works just as well for past (and current) civil rights issues as it does this. You need to instead apply a test of reasonableness. Doing that in this case is asking "Would a reasonable person believe that the government uses reported tax earnings for parallel construction?" to which I believe the answer is "yes." That most judges are so morally bankrupt as to disagree with you is a separate issue.