Posts belonging to Category 'taxes'

A VAT Will Help the Self Reliance and Self Sufficiency Movement

Calendar March 29, 2010 | Posted by DDFD

This morning I heard a news broadcast about the possibility of a VAT (Value Added Tax) coming to America. This doesn’t seem too wild an idea as the folks in Washington are acting like drunken teenagers with daddy’s credit card.  Europe has had VAT for decades– it is essentially a national sales tax on everything [...]

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Higher Taxes Can Be Avoided

Calendar December 4, 2009 | Posted by DDFD

Recently, I wrote on ways to get things or get things done without cash outlays (How to Barter For a Self Reliant Lifestyle). This made me think about the ability to save on or avoid taxes through self reliant activities. First, let’s be clear– tax avoidance is legal, tax evasion is illegal. That said . [...]

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