Regis Philbin
Jun 22nd, 2008, 10:15 PM
One problem though---he doesn't believe in paying federal taxes. He says he hasn't paid federal taxes in 27 years and dosen't intend to start. That won't go over well in the Obama administration.
But he meets all the other criteria: He's a diehard environmentalist, lives a simple lifestyle and is dedicated to saving the world from global warming. Oh, and he also drinks his own urine---he says that's the secret to his good health.
Below are a few excerpts from an interview with this fine American. Enjoy! :sunny:
http://media.www.dailylobo.com/media/storage/paper344/news/2006/09/19/Culture/Don-Schrader.Openly.Expresses.Lifes.Convictions-2284808.shtml
Old photographs, a painting of a penis, a spelling bee award from elementary school and his mother's Christmas stocking are a few ornaments on the four walls of Don Schrader's apartment.
"This is like a museum of my life," he said.
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Schrader said the most important conviction is to not pay federal taxes. He has not paid federal income tax for 27 years and has pledged never to pay again. He said he refuses to pay to murder people.
"I have come to see that for me, as a conscientious objector to all war, to pay federal income tax to train other people - largely the poor and people of color - to become professional hired killers for Uncle Sam, for the U.S. empire, to murder on command with no conscience, would be more evil than for me to be a solider myself," he said.
Living under the taxable level is the most radical and least risky way to be a war-tax refuser," he said. "I'm not breaking any law this way, so I don't have to worry about the IRS threatening to lock me up."
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Schrader also refuses to ride in automobiles. He has not owned an automobile since 1979 and has not ridden in a vehicle in five years.
"I refuse rides. Cars cause global climate change," he said. "People all over the world are being killed because of Americans' insatiable appetite for cars and travel. Cars cause poisoned air and debris."
Yes, this guy will make a fine Obama administration official.
But he meets all the other criteria: He's a diehard environmentalist, lives a simple lifestyle and is dedicated to saving the world from global warming. Oh, and he also drinks his own urine---he says that's the secret to his good health.
Below are a few excerpts from an interview with this fine American. Enjoy! :sunny:
http://media.www.dailylobo.com/media/storage/paper344/news/2006/09/19/Culture/Don-Schrader.Openly.Expresses.Lifes.Convictions-2284808.shtml
Old photographs, a painting of a penis, a spelling bee award from elementary school and his mother's Christmas stocking are a few ornaments on the four walls of Don Schrader's apartment.
"This is like a museum of my life," he said.
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Schrader said the most important conviction is to not pay federal taxes. He has not paid federal income tax for 27 years and has pledged never to pay again. He said he refuses to pay to murder people.
"I have come to see that for me, as a conscientious objector to all war, to pay federal income tax to train other people - largely the poor and people of color - to become professional hired killers for Uncle Sam, for the U.S. empire, to murder on command with no conscience, would be more evil than for me to be a solider myself," he said.
Living under the taxable level is the most radical and least risky way to be a war-tax refuser," he said. "I'm not breaking any law this way, so I don't have to worry about the IRS threatening to lock me up."
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Schrader also refuses to ride in automobiles. He has not owned an automobile since 1979 and has not ridden in a vehicle in five years.
"I refuse rides. Cars cause global climate change," he said. "People all over the world are being killed because of Americans' insatiable appetite for cars and travel. Cars cause poisoned air and debris."
Yes, this guy will make a fine Obama administration official.