October Article / 2020 : Withholding Taxes for Community



  Withholding Taxes for Community  

part 2 of 3

Stated in previous edition, there is reason to turn to, and empower, Grassroot Community based organizations (CBO). WHY? Wonder how your taxes are spent only to feel helpless. Wonder how much of your tax dollars pay for sustaining the life style of civil servants like the Senate, Congress, etc. A LOT! If officials, paid a lot, were listening to the peoples cry “enough of President Trump”  (a popular opinion), how is it that the Senate, (representing the peoples voice), can refuse to impeach the president. Either somebody is not listening or somebody is not screaming load enough. So If they are not listening to THAT cry, can you expect such officials to listen to community needs.

It’s time for “we the people” to turn to, and empower good old grassroot community-based organizations (CBO) Time to enable them to take actions beyond simple protests and begin dethroning negligent officials obligated to assure local needs and concerns are ddressed.

At present such actions require time and money often not available to CBO’s.  But if fighting for community needs is governed by affordability, then let the government fork the bill!  When difference between community and civic duties requiring court preceding’s; let the whole community withhold state and federal taxes, put them in a trust and let “Grassroot CBO’s” finance what needs to be done when ousting a negligent official becomes necessary. Hiding behind a community’s inability to afford time and money is more than unfair. It’s just one more form of dictatorship: Capitalism!

If you don’t want you’re your taxes spent on things like the military or the exorbitant expenses of civil servants, if you prefer seeing it spent on something locally being overlooked; pay your taxes to a local community trust fund for grassroot CBO’s to address the matter. You’re still paying taxes. I doubt such actions have to be carried out. I believe the threat of a resolved people taking such action would suffice.

Is it possible? Then “how and why” are good questions to consider. Wonder what exactly your taxes are being spent on. Is there an itemized breakdown? There should be! Though I’m sure there are a lot procedures and red tape TO JUMP THROUGH but I’m sure such information can or should be accessible But that’s not the matter at hand.

The matter is; can we withhold individual taxes? How? For what purpose? WHO’s OVERSEEING THE CASH or should taxes be WITHHELD and placed in an account TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS

There are already 7 states running their infrastructure without income tax; Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. How? At least it is successfully being done. I’m sure it took some dialog among minds far more in depth than mine. There are places on the internet to get relevant information. But believe me, what little I was able to get was not only fought for by tooth and nail but had little to offer as well. For example I found “Tax withholding refers to the portion of an employee's gross wages retained by employers for the IRS” and “Two main types of taxes typically withheld; regular income taxes and Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) taxes”…  But I also found that the thresholds for exempt income can be changed through the political process.” So, let’s press the political process with a “OR ELSE” APPROACH. We’re not supposed to fully understand and carry out the mechanics for solving issues. That’s what officials are payed for; to restore/maintain/repair/replace whatever!

Let me close with this: It’s one thing to attack, even punish, an individual standing for some righteous and justified reason. However, doing so with one individual is not the same as doing so with the whole tribe. It will cost the powers that be a lot. Can you imagine the system overload we can give? There aren’t enough jails, judges, jury or law enforcers to handle a group of people tied to CBO’s THAT ARE tied to each other forcing local officials to force other officials on the next step of the ladder to do their job – “OR ELSE.” So let’s pass the bucket of issues up the chain of command. And let the local officials know, “Don’t come back without some form of resolution.”

Again: May God help us all play our rightful roles! Meanwhile let’s talk further (in next edition) about impeaching negligent civil servants through the power community grass roots organizations can wield. 

By Jose M Yrizarry/September,2020

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