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撞飛機大叔的遺書 （中英文完整版）
圖片：斯塔克遺像
2010年2月18日上午10點，美國德州奧斯汀有人對社會不滿開飛機撞樓，樓內是美國國內收入署（IRS，相當於中國國稅局）的辦公室。
他的遺言，在http://embeddedart.comhttp://embeddedart.com/（原始鏈接似乎已被和諧了，隻好轉貼在下麵友來有趣:看來美國的GFW也一點不差啊。隻好貼一
下了。內容1和友來有趣:內容2），看看美國老憤青是怎樣看社會的，挺有趣。
聲明：以下為該文的部分翻譯，並不代表我支持其觀點。隻是為了便於大家看看美國老憤青是怎樣看社會的。
我記得讀到過在“大蕭條”前的股市崩潰中，富裕的銀行家和商人們因為生意失敗輸光了一切而跳樓。具有諷刺性的是，這個國家經過了60多年後，富人們終於學
會了怎樣解決這樣的小問題；他們隻需要從中產階級（他們沒有發言權，選舉是一個笑話）那裏偷來財富彌補自己的損失，然後就可以“照常營業”了。現在富人
們生意失敗的結果是，窮人們因為這些錯誤去死。。。這是多麽聰明而有條理的解決方案啊。
我知道我應該不是第一個覺得無法再忍受下去的人。在這個國家，人們從未停止為了自由去戰鬥，去死，不僅僅是黑人和貧困的移民們。無數人在我之前曾為自
由而死，以後也一定還會有很多。我知道如果不付出我的生命為代價的話，沒有什麽會改變。我選擇不再逃避“老大哥”的追蹤，任其撕碎我的屍體。我選擇不再
忽視我身邊發生的（罪惡）。我選擇不再假裝“照常營業”。我已經受夠了。
我隻能希望（死亡？）數字會迅速變大到無法被掩蓋和忽視，美國人會醒來和反抗。沒有流血是無法喚醒人民的。我僅僅希望通過刺激敏感的神經，習慣於雙重
標準的政府會反射式地通過更多愚蠢而嚴苛的限製，而人民會醒來並看清這些傲慢的政客和他們渺小把戲的真麵目。可悲的是，雖然我花了一生的時間去相信“暴
力不是答案”，但是事實上暴力不僅是答案，而且是唯一的答案。上層的混蛋們早就知道這一點，並且一直暗笑象我這樣的傻瓜。
詞典上把重複做同樣的事情，然後指望會出現不同的結果定義為精神錯亂。我終於準備好結束這種精神錯亂了。好了，國稅局的老大哥們，我們來試一試新的做
法。拿走我的一磅肉（應該是《威尼斯商人》中的典故）睡個好覺吧。
共產主義信條：各盡所能，各取所需。
資本主義信條：騙輕信人之財，填貪婪者之欲。
喬.斯塔克 （1956-2010）
2010年2月18日
當你讀到這封信的時候，你無疑會問，“為什麽會這樣（駕機自殺撞擊國稅局大樓）？”
簡單地說，原因很複雜而且我對這個事件的籌劃由來已久。許多個月之前，我開始寫這
封信，是為了療治我對這個世界悲觀失望的情緒，那是一種意識到這個世界已破碎的事情
毫無補救希望的絕望。無需多說，我對這個世界的出離憤怒可以寫下一卷又一卷，如果我
願意寫的話。但我發現，寫下這些憤怒的過程讓我沮喪， 感到沉悶，而且寫作這些事情
可能是毫無意義的 ... 尤其當狂怒的風暴席卷我的大腦時，我無法充分地陳述我的想法
。我不知道怎樣才能撫平我內心的創傷，但絕境下我會做出絕望的掙紮。
小的時候我們被灌輸這樣的“常識”：沒有法律就沒有社會，那是無政府主義。悲慘的是
，在這個國家（美國），我們從小就被洗腦被意識到，我們對這個國家的奉獻和服務，換
來的是政府對正義的主持。我們進一步被洗腦被相信，這個國家是自由的國度，而且我們
應當為“崇高的自由主義”隨時準備獻出生命。可曾記得那句名言， “被代表就要被交
稅”（選出政府就要給政府納稅）。盡管我們小的時候被洗腦接受這些謬論隻用兩三年而
已，我花了我整個成年的時間才意識到這純屬扯淡。在現 在這個時代，任何人膽敢站起
來對這個原理（“被代表就要被交稅”）說不會立刻被打上“瘋子”和“叛徒”的標簽，
以及麵臨更糟的待遇。
雖然很少有人對稅收沒有怨言，但我敢肯定這輩子還沒有見過一個政治家能為有我這樣想
法和利益的人說話。他們甚至根本不關心我說什麽。
為什麽那撮暴徒和強盜可以犯下無法想象的暴行（比如通用汽車的總裁們好多年以來的所
作所為），並且當他們的貪婪和無比愚蠢的行為最終帶來災難的時候，聯邦政 府卻可以
毫無保留地在幾天甚至幾個小時內救助他們化解危機？於此同時，當我們稱之為笑料的美
國醫療保健係統包括那些藥品和保險公司，在每年謀殺數以萬計的 老百姓的時候，在掠
奪他們（老百姓）的屍體歡呼他們（老百姓）的傷殘的時候，這個國家的領導人卻對此視
而不見，反而在積極地救濟他們那些卑劣的“老夥計” （華爾街資本家）。更可悲的是
，那些政府的“代表們”（稱呼他們為小偷，騙子和自私的混蛋更貼切）卻在年複一年地
空洞地討論“糟糕的醫保問題”而毫無行 動。對他們來說，隻要死老百姓不擋在他們賺
錢的路上，一切危機對他們根本不是問題。
什麽正義？搞笑！
不知道一個有理智的 人如何解釋在我們的稅收以及整個法律係統中存在的那些光鮮卻代
價沉重的廢物。我們有一個過於複雜的製度，複雜到隻有那些最聰明的學者才能領悟。盡
管連磚家 也不知道為什麽需要遵守那些法令，這個係統卻殘酷地要法律的受害者承擔違
反法律的責任。法律規定稅收表格結尾處需要納稅人簽名，然而卻沒人完整了解他們到
底簽署的是份什麽協議，這不是被脅迫又是什麽？如果這不是極權專製國家的法律，那就
沒有法律是了。
我是怎麽知道這些的？
我對這個製度的反思開始於80年代的美國噩夢。不幸的是，經過16年的學校教育，我才偶
然去注意到稅法中那些含糊和傲慢的條令，盡管這些條令都是些最普通的 英文。一些朋
友推薦我參加一個（普通納稅者組成的）學習小組，閱讀和討論“稅法”。討論的重點是
稅法中關於免稅的一章，免稅的對象包括粗俗腐敗卻出奇富有 的天主教堂。在這個領域
中最“好” 的、薪水最高、最有經驗的稅收律師的幫助下，我們（學習小組的成員）仔
細研讀了稅法，然後做和那些“大男孩”做的同樣的事情（但我們並沒有像天主教堂那樣
打著上帝的名義卻從信眾中騙財以及向政府隱瞞巨額財富）。我們小心地光明正大地做
事，遵守所有法令，就像法律允許我們做的那樣。
我們（學習小組）的目的在於獲得一種很有必要的對法律的重新評價，（以便看清）這種
法律是怎樣允許宗教團體這種怪物是怎樣通過法律來踐踏誠實老百姓的權益的。不 過，
通過這種學習，我更加認識到每一種法律都存在兩種“解釋”：一種為富人準備，一種為
我們這些“其他人”準備。哦，這些“怪獸們”就是那些製定和執行法 律的團體；宗教
法庭在今天依然存在在這個國家裏。
愛國的代價就是，4萬美元的花銷，10年的生命以及被清零的退休金。這讓我第一次認識
到 我生活在一個完全建立在徹頭徹尾謊言的國家。這也同時讓我意識到，對美國公眾，
我曾經抱有極其幼稚且無法想象的愚蠢幻想，他們（公眾）居然還相信並沉迷於 “自由
主義”那一套垃圾 ... 即使是堆積如山的證據擺在他們麵前，他們依然能夠繼續視而不
見。
尚未從這第一個教訓（這個國家所謂的“正義”）的震撼中解脫， 大約1984年，在我從
工程學院中畢業並做了5年的納稅人之後，我想要追隨我的獨立創業工程師的職業夢想。
岔開下話題，關於為什麽選擇了工程以及獨立創業的夢想，我覺得我繼承了父親的對創造
性解決問題的執著，而且我很小的時候就意識到了這點。
然 而直到我大學的前兩年才認識清楚獨立創業的重要性， 那時我18、19歲，靠著打工來
補助自己在賓夕法尼亞州哈裏斯堡讀大學。我的鄰居是個退休的老太太（80多歲對我那個
年紀的年輕人來說夠老的了）是個已故 鋼 鐵工人的遺孀。他的亡夫曾在賓夕法尼亞中部
的鋼鐵廠工作，那個大公司和工會許諾她的丈夫，如果工作30年就可以得到退休金和醫療
保險。相反，他成了數千被 缺乏競爭力的鐵廠和腐敗工會（更別提政府了）拋棄的P民，
到頭來一無所獲，他存到養老基金的錢都被廠子和工會掠奪、竊取。老太太隻能靠社會最
低保障金度 日。
想想那個時候，我的處境很窘迫，有時數個月隻能吃花生醬和麵包果腹。但在我聽到這個
可憐的女人的故事的時候，我覺得她比我還慘（畢竟 我還有果醬和麵包）。當她淳淳教
導我吃貓食 （她吃的東西）比吃果醬和麵包更健康時，我聽的驚呆了。我最終還是下不
了決心以貓食度日，不過這給我留下了深刻印象。從此我決定不再信任大公司，不再相信
它們會管我的死活，決定以後要自食其力為自己的未來負責。
80年代初期，我簽合同成了一個天真的軟件工程師 ... 兩年後，“多謝”差勁的阿瑟·
安德森（Arthur Andersen，安達信會計師事務總裁，改事務所所因卷入安然公司醜聞而
遭到解體）和同樣差勁的紐約州議員（丹尼爾·帕特裏克·莫伊尼漢，Daniel Patrick
Moynihan），1986年的稅收改革法案以及其中的1706號條令通過議會正式生效。
如果你不熟悉國稅局的 1706號條令，這條條令規定了對勞動者（比如合同工程師）的稅
收政策。你可以訪問這個鏈接 （http://www.synergistech.com/1706.shtml#Conference
CommitteeReport）來閱讀對 1706號條令以及530號修正案的解釋。關於這些法令是如何
影響技術服務雇員和他們客戶的討論，閱讀這裏 （http://www.synergistech.com/ic-ta
xlaw.shtml）。
（下麵是1706法案的原文的粗略翻譯）
1706 節，適用某些技術從業人員
（a）通則：1978年的稅收法案的530節被下屬修正案修正
（d）例外：本節（530節）不適用於下述個人（從而這些職業可以不被法律保護）:
.... 工程師，設計師，製圖師，程序員，係統分析師，或者其他從事類似職業的技術雇
工。
（b）生效日期：本修正案對1986年12月31日之後發生的支薪和服務生效。
（1706法案引用結束）
不得不說，你需要閱讀法令原文才能理解其含義，不過理解起來並不複雜。底線就是，我
是符合（d）的描述（從而不再受稅法保護）。更進一步說，這個法律還不如直接宣布我
是個罪犯和非公民的奴隸。20年後重讀這個法律，我仍然不能相信這個法案是真的。
在 1987年，我花了將近5000美元的個人積蓄，以及至少1000小時的時間來寫作、打印和
郵寄給議員，政客，領導以及任何願意聽我意見的人。結果就是， 沒人願意聽，他們甚
至普遍認為我在浪費他們的時間。我花了無數的時間在洛杉磯的高速公路上，去參見會議
以及任何想要組織力量反對這一暴政的民間團體。然 而，我卻發現我們的努力輕易地就
被那些經紀人中的叛徒們破壞了，他們想要開始享受所謂的“自由”了。噢，別忘了，我
花了這麽多時間和精力在上麵，這給我帶來了收入上的損失。
數月的抗爭換來一場空。我們辛辛苦苦的最好結果，就是來自國稅局發言人的一個聲明，
聲明他們不會強製執行那條修正條款（想想被騷擾的工程師和科學家）。很快這個聲明成
為謊言，而且這個條款（d）開始影響到我（讓我失去退休金）；這些，當然，也許正是
那些立法者想要的結果。
再一次地，我的退休金被席卷一空。如果我有常識，我當時真應該徹底放棄工程這個職業
，並且永不回頭。
然 而，浪子不知回頭是金，我仍然沉浸在每個星期100個小時的工作中。然後洛杉磯迎來
了90年代早期的大蕭條。我 們的國家領導人們決定不再需要南加州那些多餘的空軍基地
，這些基地被關閉。悲劇性的結果就是導致該地區的經濟劫難，其後果堪比廣為人知的德
克薩斯州的存貸 慘案。但是， 因為政府是造成這一切的根源，沒人會在乎那些年輕的P
民們，（因為失去工作）他們不得不放棄貸款購買的房子，這些房子被有政府補助的富有
的借貸公司收回。 再一次，我失去了我的退休金。
幾年後，隨著一場不成功的婚姻的結束和我商業上的奮鬥，我發現自己的事業終於有些起
色。然而，接下來發生 了.com泡沫和911夢魘。那時我們的國家領導們決定把所有的航線
都停飛，而且不知何時可以重回運行；隨後很久一段時間，“重點”區域比如舊金山處於
數 月的安全警告期（航空和地麵運輸受政府限製）。這讓我聯絡客戶的費用極大上升。
諷刺的是，他們在做了這麽多之後，政府用以數以十億美元計的我們的納稅來補 貼航空
公司（因為交通限令虧損）... 和往常一樣，他們（政府）讓我腐爛和死亡，卻用我的錢
來救助那些富有的卻缺乏競爭力的他們的“老夥計”！所有這些不幸的事件之後，我的事
業沒了， 隻剩下一些退休金和儲蓄。
那時，我想著也許該換個環境了。再見了加州，我要去奧斯汀（德州首府）試試運氣。然
後我搬到了奧斯汀，卻發現這 是個人人自我感覺過好卻少有人腳踏實地做工程的地方。
我在尋找工作上從來沒遇到過如此艱難的時刻。薪水隻有經濟著陸前的三分之一，因為薪
酬被3到4家這裏 的大公司所把持，而他們在不斷降薪惡性競爭 ... 這種事情發生和司法
機關不無關係，司法機關根本不管P民死活，隻在乎他們自己和他們“老夥計”的利益。
為了生存，我不得不靠儲蓄和過早消 耗退休金度日，結果個人退休儲蓄賬戶裏的錢越來
越少。這一年裏，經營的開銷巨大，收入卻是零。那年我沒填退稅表，我覺得沒必要，因
為我的收入是零。然而差 勁的政府卻不同意。但是他們卻沒有及時通知我以便讓我能夠
及時通過法律手段辯護，當我試圖通過法律申訴時已經太晚，法庭告訴我已經過了申訴期
。“正義”讓 我損失了1萬元（罰金）。
然後到了現在。有了和注冊會計師打交道的經驗， 在那次商業低穀後我發誓再也不進會
計師的辦公室。於是我有了新的婚姻，很多筆灰色收入，更別提一大筆新的商業資產和一
部鋼琴（雖然我不知道怎麽彈）。仔細 考慮之後，我覺得有責任去尋求一下專業的法律
幫助。這後來成為一個極大的錯誤。
當我們收到稅表時我很樂觀地相信一切盡在把握。我把我這些 年的信息都給了律師比爾
·羅斯，比爾幫我填完了表格，結果和我期待的很接近。盡管他忘了把舍利（人名，可能
是史塔克的妻子）沒匯報的一筆收入加進去，那筆 錢有12700美元。 更糟糕的是，他一
直知道這筆未報的收入，卻直到東窗事發後的聽證會上才指出來。而他聽證會上的表現像
是在為他自己辯護而不是為我辯護。
這讓我被置於災難的中央，逼迫我為和稅收根本無關的交易辯護，為那些我根本不知道和
我太太認為根本不重要的事情辯護。結果就是 ... 看看周圍吧。
我 記得曾讀到以前在大蕭條前股票大跌的時候那些富有的銀行家和商人因為一無所有然
後跳樓的事情。諷刺的是，60年後，在這個國家，銀行家和商人找到了如何解 決經濟問
題的方法； 他們從中產階級那裏偷竊（然而中產階級卻蒙在鼓裏，選舉是個笑話）以解
決他們的經濟危機。當富人們把事情搞砸時，窮人卻要為富人的錯誤去死 ... （對富人
來說）這難道不是個聰明又漂亮的解決方案嗎？
談到政府機構，聯邦航空局基本上是個效率極其低下的墓碑機構（不出人命根本不屌你P
民），但航空局絕不是唯一的例子。最近的木偶總統喬治布什和他的“老夥計”在其執政
8年裏無疑讓我們相信了這種批評適合所有的政府部門。它們不會做改變， 除非出了人命
或者政府裏的人利益受到威脅。在這個從上到下偽善絕頂的政府裏，P民的人命不值幾個
錢，它們的謊言和自利的法律也一樣廉價。
我 知道，我絕對不是第一個無法忍受這一切的人。我無法理解，在這個國家為什麽民眾
不願再為自己的自由而獻身，我說的民眾不僅僅限於黑人和貧窮的移民們。我知 道，在
我之前有無數人為此而死，而我之後也會湧現更多。但是，我想說的是，如果我的生命不
能作為“計數”的一個的話，我敢肯定醜陋的事情不會改變。我選擇 不再對“老大哥”
的扒皮抽骨熟視無睹，我選擇不再忽略周圍發生的事情，我選擇不再假裝事情可以繼續下
去。我受夠了。
我希望數字（像我這樣 的人的數量） 越來越大以至於不能被粉飾掉，以至於喚醒那些沉
睡的美國僵屍（麻木的民眾）起來暴動； 它會席卷一切。我希望我的行為不可避免地觸
動政府作出雙重標準的、下意識的反應，這個反應就是他們推出更多更愚蠢更苛刻的對民
眾自由的限製 --- 這些限製會驚醒人民，讓他們看清楚這些高傲的政治暴徒極其走狗的
本質。可悲的是，雖然我耗盡此生努力相信暴力可以避免，但我終於醒悟，暴力不隻是答
案， 暴力是唯一的答案。在這個殘酷的笑話裏，高高在上的那堆屎們一直知道真相，卻
始終利用真相來愚弄和嘲笑我們這群愚昧的P民。
我曾經讀過，荒唐，就是重複同樣的無意義的過程一遍又一遍，卻期待突然能有個好結果
。我不要再癡迷於這種荒唐裏。是的，國稅局“老大哥”們，讓我們玩點兒新花樣：收下
我這磅肉，然後去死吧！（暗指飛機撞大樓的自殺攻擊）。
共產主義信條：各盡所能，按需分配。
資本主義信條：斂自愚民，貪者多得。
約.史塔克
2010年2月18日
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全文的翻譯
遺書原文：
http://embeddedart.com/
If you?re reading this, you?re no doubt asking yourself, ?Why did this have
to happen?? The simple truth is that it is complicated and has been coming
for a long time. The writing process, started many months ago, was intended
to be therapy in the face of the looming realization that there isn?t
enough therapy in the world that can fix what is really broken. Needless to
say, this rant could fill volumes with example after example if I would let
it. I find the process of writing it frustrating, tedious, and probably
pointless? especially given my gross inability to gracefully articulate my
thoughts in light of the storm raging in my head. Exactly what is
therapeutic about that I?m not sure, but desperate times call for desperate
measures.
We are all taught as children that without laws there would be no society,
only anarchy. Sadly, starting at early ages we in this country have been
brainwashed to believe that, in return for our dedication and service, our
government stands for justice for all. We are further brainwashed to
believe that there is freedom in this place, and that we should be ready to
lay our lives down for the noble principals represented by its founding
fathers. Remember? One of these was ?no taxation without representation?.
I have spent the total years of my adulthood unlearning that crap from only
a few years of my childhood. These days anyone who really stands up for
that principal is promptly labeled a ?crackpot?, traitor and worse.
While very few working people would say they haven?t had their fair share of
taxes (as can I), in my lifetime I can say with a great degree of certainty
that there has never been a politician cast a vote on any matter with the
likes of me or my interests in mind. Nor, for that matter, are they the
least bit interested in me or anything I have to say.
Why is it that a handful of thugs and plunderers can commit unthinkable
atrocities (and in the case of the GM executives, for scores of years) and
when it?s time for their gravy train to crash under the weight of their
gluttony and overwhelming stupidity, the force of the full federal
government has no difficulty coming to their aid within days if not hours?
Yet at the same time, the joke we call the American medical system,
including the drug and insurance companies, are murdering tens of thousands
of people a year and stealing from the corpses and victims they cripple, and
this country?s leaders don?t see this as important as bailing out a few of
their vile, rich cronies. Yet, the political ?representatives? (thieves,
liars, and self-serving scumbags is far more accurate) have endless time to
sit around for year after year and debate the state of the ?terrible health
care problem?. It?s clear they see no crisis as long as the dead people don
?t get in the way of their corporate profits rolling in.
And justice? You?ve got to be kidding!
How can any rational individual explain that white elephant conundrum in the
middle of our tax system and, indeed, our entire legal system? Here we
have a system that is, by far, too complicated for the brightest of the
master scholars to understand. Yet, it mercilessly ?holds accountable? its
victims, claiming that they?re responsible for fully complying with laws not
even the experts understand. The law ?requires? a signature on the bottom
of a tax filing; yet no one can say truthfully that they understand what
they are signing; if that?s not ?duress? than what is. If this is not the
measure of a totalitarian regime, nothing is.
How did I get here?
My introduction to the real American nightmare starts back in the early ?80s
. Unfortunately after more than 16 years of school, somewhere along the
line I picked up the absurd, pompous notion that I could read and understand
plain English. Some friends introduced me to a group of people who were
having ?tax code? readings and discussions. In particular, zeroed in on a
section relating to the wonderful ?exemptions? that make institutions like
the vulgar, corrupt Catholic Church so incredibly wealthy. We carefully
studied the law (with the help of some of the ?best?, high-paid, experienced
tax lawyers in the business), and then began to do exactly what the ?big
boys? were doing (except that we weren?t steeling from our congregation or
lying to the government about our massive profits in the name of God). We
took a great deal of care to make it all visible, following all of the rules
, exactly the way the law said it was to be done.
The intent of this exercise and our efforts was to bring about a much-needed
re-evaluation of the laws that allow the monsters of organized religion to
make such a mockery of people who earn an honest living. However, this is
where I learned that there are two ?interpretations? for every law; one for
the very rich, and one for the rest of us? Oh, and the monsters are the very
ones making and enforcing the laws; the inquisition is still alive and well
today in this country.
That little lesson in patriotism cost me $40,000+, 10 years of my life, and
set my retirement plans back to 0. It made me realize for the first time
that I live in a country with an ideology that is based on a total and
complete lie. It also made me realize, not only how naive I had been, but
also the incredible stupidity of the American public; that they buy, hook,
line, and sinker, the crap about their ?freedom?? and that they continue to
do so with eyes closed in the face of overwhelming evidence and all that
keeps happening in front of them.
Before even having to make a shaky recovery from the sting of the first
lesson on what justice really means in this country (around 1984 after
making my way through engineering school and still another five years of ?
paying my dues?), I felt I finally had to take a chance of launching my
dream of becoming an independent engineer.
On the subjects of engineers and dreams of independence, I should digress
somewhat to say that I?m sure that I inherited the fascination for creative
problem solving from my father. I realized this at a very young age.
The significance of independence, however, came much later during my early
years of college; at the age of 18 or 19 when I was living on my own as
student in an apartment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. My neighbor was an
elderly retired woman (80+ seemed ancient to me at that age) who was the
widowed wife of a retired steel worker. Her husband had worked all his life
in the steel mills of central Pennsylvania with promises from big business
and the union that, for his 30 years of service, he would have a pension and
medical care to look forward to in his retirement. Instead he was one of
the thousands who got nothing because the incompetent mill management and
corrupt union (not to mention the government) raided their pension funds and
stole their retirement. All she had was social security to live on.
In retrospect, the situation was laughable because here I was living on
peanut butter and bread (or Ritz crackers when I could afford to splurge)
for months at a time. When I got to know this poor figure and heard her
story I felt worse for her plight than for my own (I, after all, I thought I
had everything to in front of me). I was genuinely appalled at one point,
as we exchanged stories and commiserated with each other over our situations
, when she in her grandmotherly fashion tried to convince me that I would be
?healthier? eating cat food (like her) rather than trying to get all my
substance from peanut butter and bread. I couldn?t quite go there, but the
impression was made. I decided that I didn?t trust big business to take
care of me, and that I would take responsibility for my own future and
myself.
Return to the early ?80s, and here I was off to a terrifying start as a ?wet
-behind-the-ears? contract software engineer... and two years later, thanks
to the fine backroom, midnight effort by the sleazy executives of Arthur
Andersen (the very same folks who later brought us Enron and other such
calamities) and an equally sleazy New York Senator (Patrick Moynihan), we
saw the passage of 1986 tax reform act with its section 1706.
For you who are unfamiliar, here is the core text of the IRS Section 1706,
defining the treatment of workers (such as contract engineers) for tax
purposes. Visit this link for a conference committee report (http://www.synergistech.com/1706.shtml#ConferenceCommitteeReport) regarding the
intended interpretation of Section 1706 and the relevant parts of Section 530, as amended. For information on how these laws affect technical
services workers and their clients, read our discussion here (http://www.synergistech.com/ic-taxlaw.shtml).
SEC. 1706. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.
(a) IN GENERAL - Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new subsection:
(d) EXCEPTION. - This section shall not apply in the case of an individual
who pursuant to an arrangement between the taxpayer and another person,
provides services for such other person as an engineer, designer, drafter,
computer programmer, systems analyst, or other similarly skilled worker
engaged in a similar line of work.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. - The amendment made by this section shall apply to
remuneration paid and services rendered after December 31, 1986.
Note:
?nbsp; another person is the client in the traditional job-shop
relationship.
?nbsp; taxpayer is the recruiter, broker, agency, or job shop.
?nbsp; individual, employee, or worker is you.
Admittedly, you need to read the treatment to understand what it is saying
but it?s not very complicated. The bottom line is that they may as well
have put my name right in the text of section (d). Moreover, they could
only have been more blunt if they would have came out and directly declared
me a criminal and non-citizen slave. Twenty years later, I still can?t
believe my eyes.
During 1987, I spent close to $5000 of my ?pocket change?, and at least 1000
hours of my time writing, printing, and mailing to any senator, congressman
, governor, or slug that might listen; none did, and they universally
treated me as if I was wasting their time. I spent countless hours on the L
.A. freeways driving to meetings and any and all of the disorganized
professional groups who were attempting to mount a campaign against this
atrocity. This, only to discover that our efforts were being easily
derailed by a few moles from the brokers who were just beginning to enjoy
the windfall from the new declaration of their ?freedom?. Oh, and don?t
forget, for all of the time I was spending on this, I was loosing income
that I couldn?t bill clients.
After months of struggling it had clearly gotten to be a futile exercise.
The best we could get for all of our trouble is a pronouncement from an IRS
mouthpiece that they weren?t going to enforce that provision (read harass
engineers and scientists). This immediately proved to be a lie, and the
mere existence of the regulation began to have its impact on my bottom line;
this, of course, was the intended effect.
Again, rewind my retirement plans back to 0 and shift them into idle. If I
had any sense, I clearly should have left abandoned engineering and never
looked back.
Instead I got busy working 100-hour workweeks. Then came the L.A.
depression of the early 1990s. Our leaders decided that they didn?t need
the all of those extra Air Force bases they had in Southern California, so
they were closed; just like that. The result was economic devastation in
the region that rivaled the widely publicized Texas S&L fiasco. However,
because the government caused it, no one gave a shit about all of the young
families who lost their homes or street after street of boarded up houses
abandoned to the wealthy loan companies who received government funds to ?
shore up? their windfall. Again, I lost my retirement.
Years later, after weathering a divorce and the constant struggle trying to
build some momentum with my business, I find myself once again beginning to
finally pick up some speed. Then came the .COM bust and the 911 nightmare.
Our leaders decided that all aircraft were grounded for what seemed like an
eternity; and long after that, ?special? facilities like San Francisco were
on security alert for months. This made access to my customers
prohibitively expensive. Ironically, after what they had done the
Government came to the aid of the airlines with billions of our tax dollars
? as usual they left me to rot and die while they bailed out their rich,
incompetent cronies WITH MY MONEY! After these events, there went my
business but not quite yet all of my retirement and savings.
By this time, I?m thinking that it might be good for a change. Bye to
California, I?ll try Austin for a while. So I moved, only to find out that
this is a place with a highly inflated sense of self-importance and where
d-a-m-n little real engineering work is done. I?ve never experienced such a
hard time finding work. The rates are 1/3 of what I was earning before the
crash, because pay rates here are fixed by the three or four large companies
in the area who are in collusion to drive down prices and wages? and this
happens because the justice department is all on the take and doesn?t give a
f-u-c-k about serving anyone or anything but themselves and their rich buddies.
To survive, I was forced to cannibalize my savings and retirement, the last
of which was a small IRA. This came in a year with mammoth expenses and not
a single dollar of income. I filed no return that year thinking that
because I didn?t have any income there was no need. The sleazy government
decided that they disagreed. But they didn?t notify me in time for me to
launch a legal objection so when I attempted to get a protest filed with the
court I was told I was no longer entitled to due process because the time
to file ran out. Bend over for another $10,000 helping of justice.
So now we come to the present. After my experience with the CPA world,
following the business crash I swore that I?d never enter another accountant
?s office again. But here I am with a new marriage and a boatload of
undocumented income, not to mention an expensive new business asset, a piano
, which I had no idea how to handle. After considerable thought I decided
that it would be irresponsible NOT to get professional help; a very big
mistake.
When we received the forms back I was very optimistic that they were in
order. I had taken all of the years information to Bill Ross, and he came
back with results very similar to what I was expecting. Except that he had
neglected to include the contents of Sheryl?s unreported income; $12,700
worth of it. To make matters worse, Ross knew all along this was missing and
I didn?t have a clue until he pointed it out in the middle of the audit.
By that time it had become brutally evident that he was representing himself
and not me.
This left me stuck in the middle of this disaster trying to defend
transactions that have no relationship to anything tax-related (at least the
tax-related transactions were poorly documented). Things I never knew
anything about and things my wife had no clue would ever matter to anyone.
The end result is? well, just look around.
I remember reading about the stock market crash before the ?great?
depression and how there were wealthy bankers and businessmen jumping out of
windows when they realized they screwed up and lost everything. Isn?t it
ironic how far we?ve come in 60 years in this country that they now know how
to fix that little economic problem; they just steal from the middle class
(who doesn?t have any say in it, elections are a joke) to cover their asses
and it?s ?business-as-usual?. Now when the wealthy f-u-c-k up, the poor get to
die for the mistakes? isn?t that a clever, tidy solution.
As government agencies go, the FAA is often justifiably referred to as a
tombstone agency, though they are hardly alone. The recent presidential
puppet GW Bush and his cronies in their eight years certainly reinforced for
all of us that this criticism rings equally true for all of the government.
Nothing changes unless there is a body count (unless it is in the interest
of the wealthy sows at the government trough). In a government full of
hypocrites from top to bottom, life is as cheap as their lies and their self
-serving laws.
I know I?m hardly the first one to decide I have had all I can stand. It
has always been a myth that people have stopped dying for their freedom in
this country, and it isn?t limited to the blacks, and poor immigrants. I
know there have been countless before me and there are sure to be as many
after. But I also know that by not adding my body to the count, I insure
nothing will change. I choose to not keep looking over my shoulder at ?big
brother? while he strips my carcass, I choose not to ignore what is going on
all around me, I choose not to pretend that business as usual won?t
continue; I have just had enough.
I can only hope that the numbers quickly get too big to be white washed and
ignored that the American zombies wake up and revolt; it will take nothing
less. I would only hope that by striking a nerve that stimulates the
inevitable double standard, knee-jerk government reaction that results in
more stupid draconian restrictions people wake up and begin to see the
pompous political thugs and their mindless minions for what they are. Sadly
, though I spent my entire life trying to believe it wasn?t so, but violence
not only is the answer, it is the only answer. The cruel joke is that the
really big chunks of shit at the top have known this all along and have been
laughing, at and using this awareness against, fools like me all along.
I saw it written once that the definition of insanity is repeating the same
process over and over and expecting the outcome to suddenly be different. I
am finally ready to stop this insanity. Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let
?s try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well.
The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according
to his need.
The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each
according to his greed.
Joe Stack (1956-2010)
02/18/2010
圖片：斯塔克遺像
2010年2月18日上午10點，美國德州奧斯汀有人對社會不滿開飛機撞樓，樓內是美國國內收入署（IRS，相當於中國國稅局）的辦公室。
他的遺言，在http://embeddedart.comhttp://embeddedart.com/（原始鏈接似乎已被和諧了，隻好轉貼在下麵友來有趣:看來美國的GFW也一點不差啊。隻好貼一
下了。內容1和友來有趣:內容2），看看美國老憤青是怎樣看社會的，挺有趣。
聲明：以下為該文的部分翻譯，並不代表我支持其觀點。隻是為了便於大家看看美國老憤青是怎樣看社會的。
我記得讀到過在“大蕭條”前的股市崩潰中，富裕的銀行家和商人們因為生意失敗輸光了一切而跳樓。具有諷刺性的是，這個國家經過了60多年後，富人們終於學
會了怎樣解決這樣的小問題；他們隻需要從中產階級（他們沒有發言權，選舉是一個笑話）那裏偷來財富彌補自己的損失，然後就可以“照常營業”了。現在富人
們生意失敗的結果是，窮人們因為這些錯誤去死。。。這是多麽聰明而有條理的解決方案啊。
我知道我應該不是第一個覺得無法再忍受下去的人。在這個國家，人們從未停止為了自由去戰鬥，去死，不僅僅是黑人和貧困的移民們。無數人在我之前曾為自
由而死，以後也一定還會有很多。我知道如果不付出我的生命為代價的話，沒有什麽會改變。我選擇不再逃避“老大哥”的追蹤，任其撕碎我的屍體。我選擇不再
忽視我身邊發生的（罪惡）。我選擇不再假裝“照常營業”。我已經受夠了。
我隻能希望（死亡？）數字會迅速變大到無法被掩蓋和忽視，美國人會醒來和反抗。沒有流血是無法喚醒人民的。我僅僅希望通過刺激敏感的神經，習慣於雙重
標準的政府會反射式地通過更多愚蠢而嚴苛的限製，而人民會醒來並看清這些傲慢的政客和他們渺小把戲的真麵目。可悲的是，雖然我花了一生的時間去相信“暴
力不是答案”，但是事實上暴力不僅是答案，而且是唯一的答案。上層的混蛋們早就知道這一點，並且一直暗笑象我這樣的傻瓜。
詞典上把重複做同樣的事情，然後指望會出現不同的結果定義為精神錯亂。我終於準備好結束這種精神錯亂了。好了，國稅局的老大哥們，我們來試一試新的做
法。拿走我的一磅肉（應該是《威尼斯商人》中的典故）睡個好覺吧。
共產主義信條：各盡所能，各取所需。
資本主義信條：騙輕信人之財，填貪婪者之欲。
喬.斯塔克 （1956-2010）
2010年2月18日
當你讀到這封信的時候，你無疑會問，“為什麽會這樣（駕機自殺撞擊國稅局大樓）？”
簡單地說，原因很複雜而且我對這個事件的籌劃由來已久。許多個月之前，我開始寫這
封信，是為了療治我對這個世界悲觀失望的情緒，那是一種意識到這個世界已破碎的事情
毫無補救希望的絕望。無需多說，我對這個世界的出離憤怒可以寫下一卷又一卷，如果我
願意寫的話。但我發現，寫下這些憤怒的過程讓我沮喪， 感到沉悶，而且寫作這些事情
可能是毫無意義的 ... 尤其當狂怒的風暴席卷我的大腦時，我無法充分地陳述我的想法
。我不知道怎樣才能撫平我內心的創傷，但絕境下我會做出絕望的掙紮。
小的時候我們被灌輸這樣的“常識”：沒有法律就沒有社會，那是無政府主義。悲慘的是
，在這個國家（美國），我們從小就被洗腦被意識到，我們對這個國家的奉獻和服務，換
來的是政府對正義的主持。我們進一步被洗腦被相信，這個國家是自由的國度，而且我們
應當為“崇高的自由主義”隨時準備獻出生命。可曾記得那句名言， “被代表就要被交
稅”（選出政府就要給政府納稅）。盡管我們小的時候被洗腦接受這些謬論隻用兩三年而
已，我花了我整個成年的時間才意識到這純屬扯淡。在現 在這個時代，任何人膽敢站起
來對這個原理（“被代表就要被交稅”）說不會立刻被打上“瘋子”和“叛徒”的標簽，
以及麵臨更糟的待遇。
雖然很少有人對稅收沒有怨言，但我敢肯定這輩子還沒有見過一個政治家能為有我這樣想
法和利益的人說話。他們甚至根本不關心我說什麽。
為什麽那撮暴徒和強盜可以犯下無法想象的暴行（比如通用汽車的總裁們好多年以來的所
作所為），並且當他們的貪婪和無比愚蠢的行為最終帶來災難的時候，聯邦政 府卻可以
毫無保留地在幾天甚至幾個小時內救助他們化解危機？於此同時，當我們稱之為笑料的美
國醫療保健係統包括那些藥品和保險公司，在每年謀殺數以萬計的 老百姓的時候，在掠
奪他們（老百姓）的屍體歡呼他們（老百姓）的傷殘的時候，這個國家的領導人卻對此視
而不見，反而在積極地救濟他們那些卑劣的“老夥計” （華爾街資本家）。更可悲的是
，那些政府的“代表們”（稱呼他們為小偷，騙子和自私的混蛋更貼切）卻在年複一年地
空洞地討論“糟糕的醫保問題”而毫無行 動。對他們來說，隻要死老百姓不擋在他們賺
錢的路上，一切危機對他們根本不是問題。
什麽正義？搞笑！
不知道一個有理智的 人如何解釋在我們的稅收以及整個法律係統中存在的那些光鮮卻代
價沉重的廢物。我們有一個過於複雜的製度，複雜到隻有那些最聰明的學者才能領悟。盡
管連磚家 也不知道為什麽需要遵守那些法令，這個係統卻殘酷地要法律的受害者承擔違
反法律的責任。法律規定稅收表格結尾處需要納稅人簽名，然而卻沒人完整了解他們到
底簽署的是份什麽協議，這不是被脅迫又是什麽？如果這不是極權專製國家的法律，那就
沒有法律是了。
我是怎麽知道這些的？
我對這個製度的反思開始於80年代的美國噩夢。不幸的是，經過16年的學校教育，我才偶
然去注意到稅法中那些含糊和傲慢的條令，盡管這些條令都是些最普通的 英文。一些朋
友推薦我參加一個（普通納稅者組成的）學習小組，閱讀和討論“稅法”。討論的重點是
稅法中關於免稅的一章，免稅的對象包括粗俗腐敗卻出奇富有 的天主教堂。在這個領域
中最“好” 的、薪水最高、最有經驗的稅收律師的幫助下，我們（學習小組的成員）仔
細研讀了稅法，然後做和那些“大男孩”做的同樣的事情（但我們並沒有像天主教堂那樣
打著上帝的名義卻從信眾中騙財以及向政府隱瞞巨額財富）。我們小心地光明正大地做
事，遵守所有法令，就像法律允許我們做的那樣。
我們（學習小組）的目的在於獲得一種很有必要的對法律的重新評價，（以便看清）這種
法律是怎樣允許宗教團體這種怪物是怎樣通過法律來踐踏誠實老百姓的權益的。不 過，
通過這種學習，我更加認識到每一種法律都存在兩種“解釋”：一種為富人準備，一種為
我們這些“其他人”準備。哦，這些“怪獸們”就是那些製定和執行法 律的團體；宗教
法庭在今天依然存在在這個國家裏。
愛國的代價就是，4萬美元的花銷，10年的生命以及被清零的退休金。這讓我第一次認識
到 我生活在一個完全建立在徹頭徹尾謊言的國家。這也同時讓我意識到，對美國公眾，
我曾經抱有極其幼稚且無法想象的愚蠢幻想，他們（公眾）居然還相信並沉迷於 “自由
主義”那一套垃圾 ... 即使是堆積如山的證據擺在他們麵前，他們依然能夠繼續視而不
見。
尚未從這第一個教訓（這個國家所謂的“正義”）的震撼中解脫， 大約1984年，在我從
工程學院中畢業並做了5年的納稅人之後，我想要追隨我的獨立創業工程師的職業夢想。
岔開下話題，關於為什麽選擇了工程以及獨立創業的夢想，我覺得我繼承了父親的對創造
性解決問題的執著，而且我很小的時候就意識到了這點。
然 而直到我大學的前兩年才認識清楚獨立創業的重要性， 那時我18、19歲，靠著打工來
補助自己在賓夕法尼亞州哈裏斯堡讀大學。我的鄰居是個退休的老太太（80多歲對我那個
年紀的年輕人來說夠老的了）是個已故 鋼 鐵工人的遺孀。他的亡夫曾在賓夕法尼亞中部
的鋼鐵廠工作，那個大公司和工會許諾她的丈夫，如果工作30年就可以得到退休金和醫療
保險。相反，他成了數千被 缺乏競爭力的鐵廠和腐敗工會（更別提政府了）拋棄的P民，
到頭來一無所獲，他存到養老基金的錢都被廠子和工會掠奪、竊取。老太太隻能靠社會最
低保障金度 日。
想想那個時候，我的處境很窘迫，有時數個月隻能吃花生醬和麵包果腹。但在我聽到這個
可憐的女人的故事的時候，我覺得她比我還慘（畢竟 我還有果醬和麵包）。當她淳淳教
導我吃貓食 （她吃的東西）比吃果醬和麵包更健康時，我聽的驚呆了。我最終還是下不
了決心以貓食度日，不過這給我留下了深刻印象。從此我決定不再信任大公司，不再相信
它們會管我的死活，決定以後要自食其力為自己的未來負責。
80年代初期，我簽合同成了一個天真的軟件工程師 ... 兩年後，“多謝”差勁的阿瑟·
安德森（Arthur Andersen，安達信會計師事務總裁，改事務所所因卷入安然公司醜聞而
遭到解體）和同樣差勁的紐約州議員（丹尼爾·帕特裏克·莫伊尼漢，Daniel Patrick
Moynihan），1986年的稅收改革法案以及其中的1706號條令通過議會正式生效。
如果你不熟悉國稅局的 1706號條令，這條條令規定了對勞動者（比如合同工程師）的稅
收政策。你可以訪問這個鏈接 （http://www.synergistech.com/1706.shtml#Conference
CommitteeReport）來閱讀對 1706號條令以及530號修正案的解釋。關於這些法令是如何
影響技術服務雇員和他們客戶的討論，閱讀這裏 （http://www.synergistech.com/ic-ta
xlaw.shtml）。
（下麵是1706法案的原文的粗略翻譯）
1706 節，適用某些技術從業人員
（a）通則：1978年的稅收法案的530節被下屬修正案修正
（d）例外：本節（530節）不適用於下述個人（從而這些職業可以不被法律保護）:
.... 工程師，設計師，製圖師，程序員，係統分析師，或者其他從事類似職業的技術雇
工。
（b）生效日期：本修正案對1986年12月31日之後發生的支薪和服務生效。
（1706法案引用結束）
不得不說，你需要閱讀法令原文才能理解其含義，不過理解起來並不複雜。底線就是，我
是符合（d）的描述（從而不再受稅法保護）。更進一步說，這個法律還不如直接宣布我
是個罪犯和非公民的奴隸。20年後重讀這個法律，我仍然不能相信這個法案是真的。
在 1987年，我花了將近5000美元的個人積蓄，以及至少1000小時的時間來寫作、打印和
郵寄給議員，政客，領導以及任何願意聽我意見的人。結果就是， 沒人願意聽，他們甚
至普遍認為我在浪費他們的時間。我花了無數的時間在洛杉磯的高速公路上，去參見會議
以及任何想要組織力量反對這一暴政的民間團體。然 而，我卻發現我們的努力輕易地就
被那些經紀人中的叛徒們破壞了，他們想要開始享受所謂的“自由”了。噢，別忘了，我
花了這麽多時間和精力在上麵，這給我帶來了收入上的損失。
數月的抗爭換來一場空。我們辛辛苦苦的最好結果，就是來自國稅局發言人的一個聲明，
聲明他們不會強製執行那條修正條款（想想被騷擾的工程師和科學家）。很快這個聲明成
為謊言，而且這個條款（d）開始影響到我（讓我失去退休金）；這些，當然，也許正是
那些立法者想要的結果。
再一次地，我的退休金被席卷一空。如果我有常識，我當時真應該徹底放棄工程這個職業
，並且永不回頭。
然 而，浪子不知回頭是金，我仍然沉浸在每個星期100個小時的工作中。然後洛杉磯迎來
了90年代早期的大蕭條。我 們的國家領導人們決定不再需要南加州那些多餘的空軍基地
，這些基地被關閉。悲劇性的結果就是導致該地區的經濟劫難，其後果堪比廣為人知的德
克薩斯州的存貸 慘案。但是， 因為政府是造成這一切的根源，沒人會在乎那些年輕的P
民們，（因為失去工作）他們不得不放棄貸款購買的房子，這些房子被有政府補助的富有
的借貸公司收回。 再一次，我失去了我的退休金。
幾年後，隨著一場不成功的婚姻的結束和我商業上的奮鬥，我發現自己的事業終於有些起
色。然而，接下來發生 了.com泡沫和911夢魘。那時我們的國家領導們決定把所有的航線
都停飛，而且不知何時可以重回運行；隨後很久一段時間，“重點”區域比如舊金山處於
數 月的安全警告期（航空和地麵運輸受政府限製）。這讓我聯絡客戶的費用極大上升。
諷刺的是，他們在做了這麽多之後，政府用以數以十億美元計的我們的納稅來補 貼航空
公司（因為交通限令虧損）... 和往常一樣，他們（政府）讓我腐爛和死亡，卻用我的錢
來救助那些富有的卻缺乏競爭力的他們的“老夥計”！所有這些不幸的事件之後，我的事
業沒了， 隻剩下一些退休金和儲蓄。
那時，我想著也許該換個環境了。再見了加州，我要去奧斯汀（德州首府）試試運氣。然
後我搬到了奧斯汀，卻發現這 是個人人自我感覺過好卻少有人腳踏實地做工程的地方。
我在尋找工作上從來沒遇到過如此艱難的時刻。薪水隻有經濟著陸前的三分之一，因為薪
酬被3到4家這裏 的大公司所把持，而他們在不斷降薪惡性競爭 ... 這種事情發生和司法
機關不無關係，司法機關根本不管P民死活，隻在乎他們自己和他們“老夥計”的利益。
為了生存，我不得不靠儲蓄和過早消 耗退休金度日，結果個人退休儲蓄賬戶裏的錢越來
越少。這一年裏，經營的開銷巨大，收入卻是零。那年我沒填退稅表，我覺得沒必要，因
為我的收入是零。然而差 勁的政府卻不同意。但是他們卻沒有及時通知我以便讓我能夠
及時通過法律手段辯護，當我試圖通過法律申訴時已經太晚，法庭告訴我已經過了申訴期
。“正義”讓 我損失了1萬元（罰金）。
然後到了現在。有了和注冊會計師打交道的經驗， 在那次商業低穀後我發誓再也不進會
計師的辦公室。於是我有了新的婚姻，很多筆灰色收入，更別提一大筆新的商業資產和一
部鋼琴（雖然我不知道怎麽彈）。仔細 考慮之後，我覺得有責任去尋求一下專業的法律
幫助。這後來成為一個極大的錯誤。
當我們收到稅表時我很樂觀地相信一切盡在把握。我把我這些 年的信息都給了律師比爾
·羅斯，比爾幫我填完了表格，結果和我期待的很接近。盡管他忘了把舍利（人名，可能
是史塔克的妻子）沒匯報的一筆收入加進去，那筆 錢有12700美元。 更糟糕的是，他一
直知道這筆未報的收入，卻直到東窗事發後的聽證會上才指出來。而他聽證會上的表現像
是在為他自己辯護而不是為我辯護。
這讓我被置於災難的中央，逼迫我為和稅收根本無關的交易辯護，為那些我根本不知道和
我太太認為根本不重要的事情辯護。結果就是 ... 看看周圍吧。
我 記得曾讀到以前在大蕭條前股票大跌的時候那些富有的銀行家和商人因為一無所有然
後跳樓的事情。諷刺的是，60年後，在這個國家，銀行家和商人找到了如何解 決經濟問
題的方法； 他們從中產階級那裏偷竊（然而中產階級卻蒙在鼓裏，選舉是個笑話）以解
決他們的經濟危機。當富人們把事情搞砸時，窮人卻要為富人的錯誤去死 ... （對富人
來說）這難道不是個聰明又漂亮的解決方案嗎？
談到政府機構，聯邦航空局基本上是個效率極其低下的墓碑機構（不出人命根本不屌你P
民），但航空局絕不是唯一的例子。最近的木偶總統喬治布什和他的“老夥計”在其執政
8年裏無疑讓我們相信了這種批評適合所有的政府部門。它們不會做改變， 除非出了人命
或者政府裏的人利益受到威脅。在這個從上到下偽善絕頂的政府裏，P民的人命不值幾個
錢，它們的謊言和自利的法律也一樣廉價。
我 知道，我絕對不是第一個無法忍受這一切的人。我無法理解，在這個國家為什麽民眾
不願再為自己的自由而獻身，我說的民眾不僅僅限於黑人和貧窮的移民們。我知 道，在
我之前有無數人為此而死，而我之後也會湧現更多。但是，我想說的是，如果我的生命不
能作為“計數”的一個的話，我敢肯定醜陋的事情不會改變。我選擇 不再對“老大哥”
的扒皮抽骨熟視無睹，我選擇不再忽略周圍發生的事情，我選擇不再假裝事情可以繼續下
去。我受夠了。
我希望數字（像我這樣 的人的數量） 越來越大以至於不能被粉飾掉，以至於喚醒那些沉
睡的美國僵屍（麻木的民眾）起來暴動； 它會席卷一切。我希望我的行為不可避免地觸
動政府作出雙重標準的、下意識的反應，這個反應就是他們推出更多更愚蠢更苛刻的對民
眾自由的限製 --- 這些限製會驚醒人民，讓他們看清楚這些高傲的政治暴徒極其走狗的
本質。可悲的是，雖然我耗盡此生努力相信暴力可以避免，但我終於醒悟，暴力不隻是答
案， 暴力是唯一的答案。在這個殘酷的笑話裏，高高在上的那堆屎們一直知道真相，卻
始終利用真相來愚弄和嘲笑我們這群愚昧的P民。
我曾經讀過，荒唐，就是重複同樣的無意義的過程一遍又一遍，卻期待突然能有個好結果
。我不要再癡迷於這種荒唐裏。是的，國稅局“老大哥”們，讓我們玩點兒新花樣：收下
我這磅肉，然後去死吧！（暗指飛機撞大樓的自殺攻擊）。
共產主義信條：各盡所能，按需分配。
資本主義信條：斂自愚民，貪者多得。
約.史塔克
2010年2月18日
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to be therapy in the face of the looming realization that there isn?t
enough therapy in the world that can fix what is really broken. Needless to
say, this rant could fill volumes with example after example if I would let
it. I find the process of writing it frustrating, tedious, and probably
pointless? especially given my gross inability to gracefully articulate my
thoughts in light of the storm raging in my head. Exactly what is
therapeutic about that I?m not sure, but desperate times call for desperate
measures.
We are all taught as children that without laws there would be no society,
only anarchy. Sadly, starting at early ages we in this country have been
brainwashed to believe that, in return for our dedication and service, our
government stands for justice for all. We are further brainwashed to
believe that there is freedom in this place, and that we should be ready to
lay our lives down for the noble principals represented by its founding
fathers. Remember? One of these was ?no taxation without representation?.
I have spent the total years of my adulthood unlearning that crap from only
a few years of my childhood. These days anyone who really stands up for
that principal is promptly labeled a ?crackpot?, traitor and worse.
While very few working people would say they haven?t had their fair share of
taxes (as can I), in my lifetime I can say with a great degree of certainty
that there has never been a politician cast a vote on any matter with the
likes of me or my interests in mind. Nor, for that matter, are they the
least bit interested in me or anything I have to say.
Why is it that a handful of thugs and plunderers can commit unthinkable
atrocities (and in the case of the GM executives, for scores of years) and
when it?s time for their gravy train to crash under the weight of their
gluttony and overwhelming stupidity, the force of the full federal
government has no difficulty coming to their aid within days if not hours?
Yet at the same time, the joke we call the American medical system,
including the drug and insurance companies, are murdering tens of thousands
of people a year and stealing from the corpses and victims they cripple, and
this country?s leaders don?t see this as important as bailing out a few of
their vile, rich cronies. Yet, the political ?representatives? (thieves,
liars, and self-serving scumbags is far more accurate) have endless time to
sit around for year after year and debate the state of the ?terrible health
care problem?. It?s clear they see no crisis as long as the dead people don
?t get in the way of their corporate profits rolling in.
And justice? You?ve got to be kidding!
How can any rational individual explain that white elephant conundrum in the
middle of our tax system and, indeed, our entire legal system? Here we
have a system that is, by far, too complicated for the brightest of the
master scholars to understand. Yet, it mercilessly ?holds accountable? its
victims, claiming that they?re responsible for fully complying with laws not
even the experts understand. The law ?requires? a signature on the bottom
of a tax filing; yet no one can say truthfully that they understand what
they are signing; if that?s not ?duress? than what is. If this is not the
measure of a totalitarian regime, nothing is.
How did I get here?
My introduction to the real American nightmare starts back in the early ?80s
. Unfortunately after more than 16 years of school, somewhere along the
line I picked up the absurd, pompous notion that I could read and understand
plain English. Some friends introduced me to a group of people who were
having ?tax code? readings and discussions. In particular, zeroed in on a
section relating to the wonderful ?exemptions? that make institutions like
the vulgar, corrupt Catholic Church so incredibly wealthy. We carefully
studied the law (with the help of some of the ?best?, high-paid, experienced
tax lawyers in the business), and then began to do exactly what the ?big
boys? were doing (except that we weren?t steeling from our congregation or
lying to the government about our massive profits in the name of God). We
took a great deal of care to make it all visible, following all of the rules
, exactly the way the law said it was to be done.
The intent of this exercise and our efforts was to bring about a much-needed
re-evaluation of the laws that allow the monsters of organized religion to
make such a mockery of people who earn an honest living. However, this is
where I learned that there are two ?interpretations? for every law; one for
the very rich, and one for the rest of us? Oh, and the monsters are the very
ones making and enforcing the laws; the inquisition is still alive and well
today in this country.
That little lesson in patriotism cost me $40,000+, 10 years of my life, and
set my retirement plans back to 0. It made me realize for the first time
that I live in a country with an ideology that is based on a total and
complete lie. It also made me realize, not only how naive I had been, but
also the incredible stupidity of the American public; that they buy, hook,
line, and sinker, the crap about their ?freedom?? and that they continue to
do so with eyes closed in the face of overwhelming evidence and all that
keeps happening in front of them.
Before even having to make a shaky recovery from the sting of the first
lesson on what justice really means in this country (around 1984 after
making my way through engineering school and still another five years of ?
paying my dues?), I felt I finally had to take a chance of launching my
dream of becoming an independent engineer.
On the subjects of engineers and dreams of independence, I should digress
somewhat to say that I?m sure that I inherited the fascination for creative
problem solving from my father. I realized this at a very young age.
The significance of independence, however, came much later during my early
years of college; at the age of 18 or 19 when I was living on my own as
student in an apartment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. My neighbor was an
elderly retired woman (80+ seemed ancient to me at that age) who was the
widowed wife of a retired steel worker. Her husband had worked all his life
in the steel mills of central Pennsylvania with promises from big business
and the union that, for his 30 years of service, he would have a pension and
medical care to look forward to in his retirement. Instead he was one of
the thousands who got nothing because the incompetent mill management and
corrupt union (not to mention the government) raided their pension funds and
stole their retirement. All she had was social security to live on.
In retrospect, the situation was laughable because here I was living on
peanut butter and bread (or Ritz crackers when I could afford to splurge)
for months at a time. When I got to know this poor figure and heard her
story I felt worse for her plight than for my own (I, after all, I thought I
had everything to in front of me). I was genuinely appalled at one point,
as we exchanged stories and commiserated with each other over our situations
, when she in her grandmotherly fashion tried to convince me that I would be
?healthier? eating cat food (like her) rather than trying to get all my
substance from peanut butter and bread. I couldn?t quite go there, but the
impression was made. I decided that I didn?t trust big business to take
care of me, and that I would take responsibility for my own future and
myself.
Return to the early ?80s, and here I was off to a terrifying start as a ?wet
-behind-the-ears? contract software engineer... and two years later, thanks
to the fine backroom, midnight effort by the sleazy executives of Arthur
Andersen (the very same folks who later brought us Enron and other such
calamities) and an equally sleazy New York Senator (Patrick Moynihan), we
saw the passage of 1986 tax reform act with its section 1706.
For you who are unfamiliar, here is the core text of the IRS Section 1706,
defining the treatment of workers (such as contract engineers) for tax
purposes. Visit this link for a conference committee report (http://www.synergistech.com/1706.shtml#ConferenceCommitteeReport) regarding the
intended interpretation of Section 1706 and the relevant parts of Section 530, as amended. For information on how these laws affect technical
services workers and their clients, read our discussion here (http://www.synergistech.com/ic-taxlaw.shtml).
SEC. 1706. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.
(a) IN GENERAL - Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new subsection:
(d) EXCEPTION. - This section shall not apply in the case of an individual
who pursuant to an arrangement between the taxpayer and another person,
provides services for such other person as an engineer, designer, drafter,
computer programmer, systems analyst, or other similarly skilled worker
engaged in a similar line of work.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. - The amendment made by this section shall apply to
remuneration paid and services rendered after December 31, 1986.
Note:
?nbsp; another person is the client in the traditional job-shop
relationship.
?nbsp; taxpayer is the recruiter, broker, agency, or job shop.
?nbsp; individual, employee, or worker is you.
Admittedly, you need to read the treatment to understand what it is saying
but it?s not very complicated. The bottom line is that they may as well
have put my name right in the text of section (d). Moreover, they could
only have been more blunt if they would have came out and directly declared
me a criminal and non-citizen slave. Twenty years later, I still can?t
believe my eyes.
During 1987, I spent close to $5000 of my ?pocket change?, and at least 1000
hours of my time writing, printing, and mailing to any senator, congressman
, governor, or slug that might listen; none did, and they universally
treated me as if I was wasting their time. I spent countless hours on the L
.A. freeways driving to meetings and any and all of the disorganized
professional groups who were attempting to mount a campaign against this
atrocity. This, only to discover that our efforts were being easily
derailed by a few moles from the brokers who were just beginning to enjoy
the windfall from the new declaration of their ?freedom?. Oh, and don?t
forget, for all of the time I was spending on this, I was loosing income
that I couldn?t bill clients.
After months of struggling it had clearly gotten to be a futile exercise.
The best we could get for all of our trouble is a pronouncement from an IRS
mouthpiece that they weren?t going to enforce that provision (read harass
engineers and scientists). This immediately proved to be a lie, and the
mere existence of the regulation began to have its impact on my bottom line;
this, of course, was the intended effect.
Again, rewind my retirement plans back to 0 and shift them into idle. If I
had any sense, I clearly should have left abandoned engineering and never
looked back.
Instead I got busy working 100-hour workweeks. Then came the L.A.
depression of the early 1990s. Our leaders decided that they didn?t need
the all of those extra Air Force bases they had in Southern California, so
they were closed; just like that. The result was economic devastation in
the region that rivaled the widely publicized Texas S&L fiasco. However,
because the government caused it, no one gave a shit about all of the young
families who lost their homes or street after street of boarded up houses
abandoned to the wealthy loan companies who received government funds to ?
shore up? their windfall. Again, I lost my retirement.
Years later, after weathering a divorce and the constant struggle trying to
build some momentum with my business, I find myself once again beginning to
finally pick up some speed. Then came the .COM bust and the 911 nightmare.
Our leaders decided that all aircraft were grounded for what seemed like an
eternity; and long after that, ?special? facilities like San Francisco were
on security alert for months. This made access to my customers
prohibitively expensive. Ironically, after what they had done the
Government came to the aid of the airlines with billions of our tax dollars
? as usual they left me to rot and die while they bailed out their rich,
incompetent cronies WITH MY MONEY! After these events, there went my
business but not quite yet all of my retirement and savings.
By this time, I?m thinking that it might be good for a change. Bye to
California, I?ll try Austin for a while. So I moved, only to find out that
this is a place with a highly inflated sense of self-importance and where
d-a-m-n little real engineering work is done. I?ve never experienced such a
hard time finding work. The rates are 1/3 of what I was earning before the
crash, because pay rates here are fixed by the three or four large companies
in the area who are in collusion to drive down prices and wages? and this
happens because the justice department is all on the take and doesn?t give a
f-u-c-k about serving anyone or anything but themselves and their rich buddies.
To survive, I was forced to cannibalize my savings and retirement, the last
of which was a small IRA. This came in a year with mammoth expenses and not
a single dollar of income. I filed no return that year thinking that
because I didn?t have any income there was no need. The sleazy government
decided that they disagreed. But they didn?t notify me in time for me to
launch a legal objection so when I attempted to get a protest filed with the
court I was told I was no longer entitled to due process because the time
to file ran out. Bend over for another $10,000 helping of justice.
So now we come to the present. After my experience with the CPA world,
following the business crash I swore that I?d never enter another accountant
?s office again. But here I am with a new marriage and a boatload of
undocumented income, not to mention an expensive new business asset, a piano
, which I had no idea how to handle. After considerable thought I decided
that it would be irresponsible NOT to get professional help; a very big
mistake.
When we received the forms back I was very optimistic that they were in
order. I had taken all of the years information to Bill Ross, and he came
back with results very similar to what I was expecting. Except that he had
neglected to include the contents of Sheryl?s unreported income; $12,700
worth of it. To make matters worse, Ross knew all along this was missing and
I didn?t have a clue until he pointed it out in the middle of the audit.
By that time it had become brutally evident that he was representing himself
and not me.
This left me stuck in the middle of this disaster trying to defend
transactions that have no relationship to anything tax-related (at least the
tax-related transactions were poorly documented). Things I never knew
anything about and things my wife had no clue would ever matter to anyone.
The end result is? well, just look around.
I remember reading about the stock market crash before the ?great?
depression and how there were wealthy bankers and businessmen jumping out of
windows when they realized they screwed up and lost everything. Isn?t it
ironic how far we?ve come in 60 years in this country that they now know how
to fix that little economic problem; they just steal from the middle class
(who doesn?t have any say in it, elections are a joke) to cover their asses
and it?s ?business-as-usual?. Now when the wealthy f-u-c-k up, the poor get to
die for the mistakes? isn?t that a clever, tidy solution.
As government agencies go, the FAA is often justifiably referred to as a
tombstone agency, though they are hardly alone. The recent presidential
puppet GW Bush and his cronies in their eight years certainly reinforced for
all of us that this criticism rings equally true for all of the government.
Nothing changes unless there is a body count (unless it is in the interest
of the wealthy sows at the government trough). In a government full of
hypocrites from top to bottom, life is as cheap as their lies and their self
-serving laws.
I know I?m hardly the first one to decide I have had all I can stand. It
has always been a myth that people have stopped dying for their freedom in
this country, and it isn?t limited to the blacks, and poor immigrants. I
know there have been countless before me and there are sure to be as many
after. But I also know that by not adding my body to the count, I insure
nothing will change. I choose to not keep looking over my shoulder at ?big
brother? while he strips my carcass, I choose not to ignore what is going on
all around me, I choose not to pretend that business as usual won?t
continue; I have just had enough.
I can only hope that the numbers quickly get too big to be white washed and
ignored that the American zombies wake up and revolt; it will take nothing
less. I would only hope that by striking a nerve that stimulates the
inevitable double standard, knee-jerk government reaction that results in
more stupid draconian restrictions people wake up and begin to see the
pompous political thugs and their mindless minions for what they are. Sadly
, though I spent my entire life trying to believe it wasn?t so, but violence
not only is the answer, it is the only answer. The cruel joke is that the
really big chunks of shit at the top have known this all along and have been
laughing, at and using this awareness against, fools like me all along.
I saw it written once that the definition of insanity is repeating the same
process over and over and expecting the outcome to suddenly be different. I
am finally ready to stop this insanity. Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let
?s try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well.
The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according
to his need.
The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each
according to his greed.
Joe Stack (1956-2010)
02/18/2010
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