Some Peace Activists Won’t Pay Fed Taxes
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee estimates as many as 8,000 Americans each year avoid paying some or all of their federal income tax liability because of their political beliefs.
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Eleanor Bonney Simons, 83, of St. Johnsbury, hasn’t paid federal income taxes or the federal tax portion of her telephone bills in a decade, and said she always makes sure to give away enough money each year that she doesn’t have any tax liability.
“I find I can live very well this way,” Simons said. “It makes me feel good to know I’m not supporting the war effort.”
