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Non Sequitur Lawsuit Divides Hovindologists

Given how many Hovindologists are involved in this some of the Parallels with Hovind are interesting.  Steve’s notion that taxable income can kind of be suspended is a little reminiscent of Kent’s non-statutory trusts. That one is pretty tenuous.  More to the point is the way in which control over the channel compares to Theo’s stealing Kent’s URL and Kent’s fight with Eric over the Creation Science website.  I think I recall Kent having trouble with another renegade webmaster earlier.

And then there is the matter of service, now the key legal issue in the McRae v Curtis suit.  That is what also threatens to kill Hovind’s half-billion-dollar lawsuit.  I noted in my first post on that that they might have a problem doing that properly and it seems that is playing out.

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President’s Executive Order On Payroll Taxes – Some Detail

I am so glad I don’t work for a payroll company. What does “generally is less than” mean? If you are figuring out people’s withholding, you need be exact. For people who have set salaries, you should be able to figure it out, but it is kind of difficult for people whose pay is irregular, which is more common nowadays than it used to be.

The other thing that is odd about the provision is the cliff effect. If you are in the “generally less than $4,000” category it seems like all your social security is deferred, but if you are not then none is

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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.