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Show The National Enterprise, April 14, 1976 page three 7 T ax Resistance: An American Tradition Old Glory, apple pie and motherhood aside, not an American breathes who enjoys paying taxes. So it comes as no surprise that in the red-hspirit of the Revolution itself, millions of Yankees intend to revolt. ot red-blood- ed Crossing party lines', ethnic lines, age, sex and creed, tax resistance is snowballing and gaining converts fast. Many yet pay only lip service to the daring pursuit, but IRS officials suspect many more than four million taxpayers are telling their agents, Go straight to hell, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. That 74 percent of the taxpayers surveyed in a Harris poll three years ago pledged support to a tax revolt brings home the propensity of the problem. Itchy taxpayers are fast becoming Ideology has something to do with it. So does reality. The National Tax Limitation Comrs. mittee claims the federal, state, and local government's share of our personal income has risen to over 40 percent. Governments are far outsp-endin- g even that amount thr- study of the the Central No ough deficit financing. how matter devoutly politicians preach fiscal responsiwhat they practice, bility, says the association, is fiscal the mo- - magazine, himself an attorney the candidate of the Libertarian party and one sympathetic to Brays sentiments about the income tax system, Federal court judges, acting as ed protectors of the system,' think it is necessary to give articulate tax resisters the full sentence provided by law. Whereas a mere murderer or kidnapper might be given vice-presidenti- al self-appoin- insanity. Another taxpayers lobby goup, the National Taxpayers Union, recently published a of projects from which they thought the average taxpayer would gain little benefit: $170,000 for a junket by welfare' administrators to the Virgin Islands to study how to tax resistance is Karl Bray, a tax attorney, broadcast joum-lis- t alist and active tax protester, Bray is the founder of TRIM (Tax Reform Information Mat- erials) a tax research and education service and author of "Taxation and Tyranny. save money. Bray is serving in the Salt $342,378 to study why Lake County jail a maximum 6 unmarried college students month sentence for possession of a copy of an IRS seizure sensticker, and two ar tences for failure to file income tax returns. U.S. District Court Judge Willis Ritter $375,000 for a. Pentagon ordered the two sentences for failure to file be served constudy of the frisbee. $80,000 to develop a secutively rather than cony toilet currently. Said David P. Bergland in $121,000 to find out why some people say aint the May issue of Reason probation, a man like Karl must be incarcerated for as long as possible to shut him up. He is much more dangerous to the system than a thousand murderers or t- Bray is not alone. Legal ordeals more complicated and more frightening than those than befell Bray are detailed in a prolific article by Jim continued on page Eleven Mining Highlights Metals Picture Brighten- sdomestic copper pro- raised their prices for the red metal by 3 cents per to 66 cents... Barron's said coppers strength con- founds the experts... The copper price increase came on d the heels of a long-awaite- increaseinthepriceoflead.lt Report, an independent cious metals newsletter lished in Norwalk, Conn., said accelerating economic recov-poun- d ery, inflation and investor interest are key factors for higher silver prices this year, Financial World said a run to $5 or $5.50 an ounce by years end wouldnt surprise pre-Maj- pub-duce- or rs any-advanc- ed 2 cents a pound to body. "...Canadian mining cents. An increase in lead's men predicted a coming uran-pric- e had been expected ium shortage which would because of an upswing in boost uraniums price to $50 a demand... The Silver and Gold pound. Hecla Mining-Wh- ile Hecla, like other Coeur dAlene Mining District operators will benefit from lead and silver price increases, it especially needed the copper price hike. Heclas annual report to stockholders, prepared before the current price increase said that the $195 million Lake-shor- e Project in Arizona could not realize a profit at the present depressed copper price. ...Hecla reported 1975 ' net income of $5.9 million or 89 cents per share, down from $8.4 million or $1 .26 a share in Offering components for complete 1974. ..Heclas equity in the HOMES ENERGY SOLAR net loss of 35.4 percent-owne- d Granduc Mines in British ColDISTRIBUTION Swimming Pool Heating Systems umbia amounted to $782,200 CENTERS Home Heating Systems or 12 cents per share vs. a net loss of $36,000 or 1 cent a Water Purification Systems . NEEDED FOR share in 1974. In an adverse report on Hecla, Reuters News ft m n QSlII Service said the auditing firm of Cooper and Lybrand qualified its financial statement on 21 zero-gravit- -- -- H : Hecla... Technical Laboratorys Trendway Report, however, recommended both Hecla and Gulf Resources as offering a good opportunity to participate in the silver market. DIA Projec- t- Heclas DIA Project, aimed at deep exploration of the Lucky Friday Gold Mines Extension, Day you Covered With over 1600 stock quotations, news articles, earnings reports, corporate profiles, market columns and feature stories, the National Enterprise covers the OTC securities market from coast to coast. behind closed doors of make it our business to know what's going on in the industry-fro- m corporate board rooms to changing securities laws and regulations. We'll keep you posted on the latest developments and abreast of current trends. We The National Enterprise gives your investments the kind of coverage they deserve. Please send me a one-ye- ar subscription to the National Enterprise. Enclosed is $18.00.- NAME. ADDRESS. I CITY. STATE. ZIP- - Mail to: THE NATIONAL ENTERPRISE P.O. BOX 11778 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84147 Hunter, Interdependence and ABOT properties, progressed 656 feet during 1975 and the face of the northerly crosscut from the 4,050 foot level of Heclas Lucky Friday mine now is in the Lucky Friday Extension property. West Lndependence-Th- is deep exploration project, being carried out by Hecla. from the 7,300-folevel of the ot Star-Morni- ng mine, was advanced 123 feet during the year to a point 500 feet within West Independence ground. The lateral will be extended an additional 1,500 feet south- easterly to explore for ore along the trend of the East continued on page Nine |