Friday, April 6, 2012

Owe The IRS? Bill Would Suspend Passport Rights For Delinquent Taxpayers

The capital controls already implemented in Italy are on the doorstep here in the US.  Not only do the banksters intend on bankrupting the entire middle class, they intend to insure the average Joe is trapped in the gulag as a working slave.  The latest bill would prevent anyone even SUSPECTED of owing the IRS from leaving the US.

A bill authored by a Southland lawmaker that could potentially allow the federal government to prevent any Americans who owe back taxes from traveling outside the U.S. is one step closer to becoming law.

Senate Bill 1813 was introduced back in November by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Los Angeles) to “reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes” .
After clearing the Senate on a 74 – 22 vote on March 14, SB 1813 is now headed for a vote in the House of Representatives, where it’s expected to encounter stiffer opposition among the GOP majority.

In addition to authorizing appropriations for federal transportation and infrastructure programs, the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” or “MAP-21″ includes a provision that would allow for the “revocation or denial” of a passport for anyone with “certain unpaid taxes” or “tax delinquencies”.

Section 40304 of the legislation states that any individual who owes more than $50,000 to the Internal Revenue Service may be subject to “action with respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport”.
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6 comments:

American abroad said...

Old news. It went to the House as HR 14, but they passed Mica's highway funding extension bill instead. It'll probably come up again in June or so. And it wasn't in Boxer's original bill; Harry Reid added this crap in an amendment. Oh yeah, Carl Levin also stuck in some language to ban "tax haven" credit cards.

Anonymous said...

Not that it matters to most of the populace, but, can you say "Police State"?

2 OZ.

Anonymous said...

They start with this crap then next they will begin capitol controls and other draconian laws. And, I suppose regular criminals will get to keep their passports?

AGXIIK said...

The next group will be students with delinquent loans and dead beat dads and moms. There won't be any left who can get a passport.
Hmmmm, I think that's the idea. American Express---don't leave home, ever.
At the rate this government is going, if you owe a past due parking ticket you'll be unable to escape the gulag

reflector said...

NOW is the time to act!

get a 2nd passport, before america's wardens turn the country into a prison and lock you in.

chris martenson has a recent great article on the consequences of expatriation:
http://www.chrismartenson.com/martensonreport/important-consequences-expatriation

also sovereign man has a very informative article on obtaining a 2nd passport:
http://www.sovereignman.com/second-passport

Tom Stevens said...

This bill has already passed the senate. Please contact your representatives in congress and instruct them to vote no for senate bill 1813 before it is too late.
If you do not act now soon some ignorant socialist congressman will introduce a law to take away your drivers license for some frivolous reason. They may revoke your drivers license if you do not pay your student loan. Seriously it will happen if this bill becomes law.
Also instruct your representatives to vote no for any bill that limits freedom for Americans.
Everyone knows the problem with the deficit is spending. You could take away everyone's passport and driving license and you still would not be able to fix the deficit.

These soviet style tactics of limiting peoples freedom is going to backfire. As was in the other repressive societies the wealthy and middle class people will just leave the USA permanently and start paying their taxes to another country that does not have soviet style repression. As you should know this is already
happening. Many wealthy and middle class people are already leaving the USA.

This bill is causing stress and strife in the country and polarizing the American people. This is never a good situation.

It is not uncommon for small business owners to have tax disputes with the IRS in excess of the $50,000. With the exorbitant IRS penalties and interest a dispute of $5000 can easily turn into a dispute of more than $50,000 very rapidly. Many American mall business owners with tax disputes need their passport in
order to do their international work to pay their taxes. This amendment to senate bill 1813 giving power to the IRS to revoke your passport takes away an Americans right to fight disputes with the IRS. This amendment needs to be defeated now.

This amendment to give power to the IRS to revoke your passport will damage the already weak travel industry. This amendment affects all people, people will be scared to travel, they will be worried that the IRS will suddenly send a letter in the mail, put a lien on your assets and revoke your passport. The IRS does not give notice of tax liens. The IRS will not give you notice of the revocation of your passport, it will just happen without you knowing it. You could be stranded somewhere and not able to return to the USA. Small businesses could also lose business when their employees are not able to travel.

Please instruct your representatives to focus on the problem of spending and stop these repressive tactics that accomplish nothing but the polarization of the people.

Seriously soon some ignorant socialist congressman will attempt to take away the drivers licenses of the American people for some frivolous reason that will accomplish nothing and further erode American values and pride. I assume they will soon revoke all the driving licenses of Americans that cannot afford to pay their student loans. I am sure this will happen.
There is an ever growing erosion of American pride and an ever increasing embarrassment of being American. Bills and laws that limit American freedom and erode American pride are making the USA the laughing stock of the world.

When I see attachments to bills like the one giving the IRS power to suspend or revoke an Americans right to travel it makes me sick. It makes me feel embarrassed to be an American. Please try to stop the politicians from destroying our country.

Also Instruct your representatives to initiate a bill that makes the ability to travel a right and not just a privilege so the politicians will never be able to do this repressive act in the future. I don't want the government of my country to be able to limit travel and control Americans like other repressive governments. I want to be free and proud of my country the USA.
Also please instruct your congressman to talk to other congressman to stop this bill from becoming law. The links to contact your representatives.
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

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