Recent Blog Posts
Letter to IRS: Former State Department Worker Refuses to Pay for Killing Civilians
Dear friends at the IRS, I am withholding 20% of my taxes this year as I cannot morally or legally support the U.S. military’s indiscriminate killing of many thousands of innocent civilians, including several U.S. citizens, in recent years. The...Continue reading→
War Tax Resistance, Self-Employment, and Health Insurance
By Ilene Roizman – December 2020 Decisions, Decisions It’s a thorny problem when the complications of obtaining health insurance intersect with the desire to remain a nonfiling tax resister. This is exactly where I found myself when my luck ran...Continue reading→
Taxes, Relationships, and Competing Priorities
By Lindsey Britt – October 2021 Since I began thinking about war tax resistance I’ve been struggling with the desire to reduce my income to avoid paying taxes for things I find abhorrent and, simultaneously, wanting to transfer more of...Continue reading→
I Act Out my Prayers by Saying “NO” to Paying for War
By Sylvia Shirk – August 2020 Tax Day, April 15, has become one of my favorite annual events. It is a day of peacemaker empowerment. I smile as I write checks and send online donations to support peace and justice...Continue reading→