I’ve been on the phone with tax lawyers this morning to assess the right course forward in withholding my property tax allotment that goes toward the US military. The US government is breaking numerous international laws and allowing for the genocide of the Palestinian people. This also breaks federal law which stipulates that the US arms are not to be used for war crimes when given to another foreign entity. Many people are speaking out on the powerlessness they are feeling regarding their money funding the Israeli siege on Gaza, but there are solutions.
There are two courses of action that can be taken to withhold your tax money:
Reassess your property.
This is the least favorable option because you cannot specify the reason you are reassessing which does not have the same impact. BUT... if enough people DO reassess their properties, in the name of Palestine, it will have an affect.
Start a proposition campaign to reallocate tax payer money toward other needs.
Using the school voucher system concept that have passed in many states over the years, if we create a proposition for the re-allotment of our tax money that would go toward the military and instead reallocate that money to other areas (i.e., schools, hospitals, roads).
All of our collective taxes that are earmarked for military are spent on funding war crimes and genocide and at the moment we have no say. The United States is breaking the Geneva Convention and forcing its citizens to fund something that is unethical and breaks international law, meaning the citizens are complicit in these actions whether we agree or not. These are coercive actions which breaks the Geneva Convention, forcing a way of thought and practice that is subversive to humanity, a government is not allowed to force this upon its people. Not only do the current actions of the United States government break international law, but it is also breaking federal law which prohibits the US from allowing our arms and munitions to be used for war crimes.
We need immediate changes to our tax laws in order to allow the citizenry the ability to choose whether they fund or do not fund the military based on international law. No person should have to fund a war that they do not support.
If you are interested in creating a proposition or a mass property reassessment in the name of Palestine, please email me at betwixtworldss@gmail.com