We are working out a plan of attack right now. The idea is to starve the beast. There are some things that are easier to do than others.
For starters:
1. pay as little income tax as possible
2. pay as little “outgo” tax as possible
3. Purchase as little as possible.
My wife and I have 1 and 3 down pat in the following ways:
1. We buy as much non-food items as possible from Craigslist and garage sales. No taxes at all - so far. This avoids all sales taxes.
2. We use restaurants based on the 1950’s paradigm. That is, we use them on RARE occasion. And, as of today, it just became significantly more rare.
3. We bought our farm in central Kentucky. We can grow, literally, ALL of our own food. Heck, we just slaughtered our first steer last fall.
4. For large purchases, use mail order as much as possible or go to a “no sales tax” state to make those purchases. It’s worth a little gas.
Part 2 is more difficult, but there is a solution. I make a low six figure income. However, there are tremendous MLM (multilevel marketing) opportunities. And the tax advantages are HUGE. You deduct every single mile you drive, discuss business at every lunch, combine business with every travel opportunity and get it to where, although you make a “net income” every year, it is as close to zero (while still being positive) as possible.
Then there are the tax advantages of becoming an employee of your business and your business owns everything you “own” from your car to your home.
I’ve toyed with this stuff for a long time but, unless I want to admit that I am just all talk, it is time to take action. It is time to sacrifice as an individual. Our founding fathers risked not just their life and freedom, but also their comfort. Am I to be too afraid of losing what I have to even take the simplest of measures to fight this? I say NO, but time will tell...
I hope and pray that in time I am proven up to the task.
Costa Rican land values going up up up!
I would seriously suggest STRONGLY to everyone... DO NOT ADVERTISE YOUR PLANS, only to your closest, trusted friends and relatives. ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERNET! The moochers will be at your door when the shtf!