Some Australians aren't paying tax due to a rise in 'sovereign accounting'
www.abc.net.au
Groups spring up on social media, claiming to hold secret knowledge the Australian government is holding back from regular citizens: the Australian Taxation Office "isn't real".

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8439435

The sovereign citizen movement rejects the legitimacy of the government. Its fast-growing popularity has had authorities scrambling to get a handle on how far its tentacles have reached.

Unfortunately, Mr Oxby was persuaded by this theory during the seminar, which I infer from his evidence, was presented in a persuasive and charismatic manner."

He was ultimately fined $14,000.

  • southsamurai
    5•8 months ago

    I mean, if enough people refuse to pay taxes, they kinda have a chance of making it real. But I doubt there’s enough stoopid coontz in the entire continent to make it happen.

    • @HollandJimEnglish
      6•8 months ago

      Nah. It just means Australia goes back to being a jail.

      • southsamurai
        0•8 months ago

        Back? Roughly half of the expat Aussies I know (which is only in the teens, but still) have said they’d never go back unless they were forced to lol.

        • @HollandJimEnglish
          -1•8 months ago

          Reading comprehension needs to be reinforced in schools.

          Whoosh.