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Except of course that in the year 2008, the church cannot have you KILLED for "abstaining". The US government has the power to forcefully imprison and/or kill
by delackner 18y ago
Except of course that in the year 2008, the church cannot have you KILLED for "abstaining".
The US government has the power to forcefully imprison and/or kill you. If you want to "abstain" from that system, then ignoring its existence all around you is just being pigheaded. If you really want to abstain, I suggest that you LEAVE. Many people find living outside the United States quite pleasant, and you can rest assured that in most of the other democratic nations of the world, your tax dollars are not being spent to bomb "collateral damage".
- petercooper 18y agoI don't live in the US. In any case, which presidential candidate plans to stop federal corporal punishment? I suggest that you LEAVE. Many people find living outside the United States quite pleasant, and you can rest assured that in most of the other democratic nations of the world, your tax dollars are not being spent to bomb "collateral damage". That's not viable if you're an American citizen. As an American citizen your worldwide income is subject to US taxes, other than where overridden by treaty.
- delackner 18y agoThe first ~$80k of your income is exempt. As for the rest, the US Government's insistence that it controls you ANYWHERE on the planet is reprehensible.