Attention breeders in Florida...

[anatess]

P.S.

A lot of you is saying, better safe than sorry - just pay the $50 and be done with it. I'm not a breeder. I don't need a permit. But, I can't just let that one go. Because, if you let a $50 thing go, what happens if they up it to $5,000/year?

I can't just easily hand over hard-earned money like that when the people didn't vote on it. That goes with any fees, taxes, fines, or anything else.

I will give you an example - the guy who fixes my air conditioner has not paid federal income taxes for almost 20 years. He has a small business fixing air conditioners. He could not find in Federal Law where it specifies that he has to pay income taxes so he sent a letter to the IRS asking them to tell him how much he owes in taxes and what law supports the claim. The IRS put a lien on his business and his personal home. He went to court, showed the judge his bank account balance, held a pen and a blank check, and then asked the judge - tell me what I owe and show me the law that supports it. Guess what - the judge let him go. The never took the lein off his house so he sued the IRS... faced the same judge and the judge not only freed his business and his house, he awarded him $20,000 for mistaken lein or some such. This happened 2 more times. It's now almost 20 years and the IRS still did not provide him with how much he owes and the law that supports such a claim. So, for almost 20 years, he hasn't paid a single dime of federal income tax.

And guess what - he never questioned that he owed taxes. All he was asking is for them to show him the law that requires him - as a small-time air-conditioner repair guy - to pay income taxes. Until today, he puts money in a money market account every year waiting for the IRS to tell him to pay the taxes... when he dies, that money is going to his children complete with interest.

I'm not saying we should all do this. All I'm saying is - do not just hand over to the government your hard-earned money without making sure you owe it to them - unless you just want to freely donate it to the government or something...