America mein kuch log aise hain jo apni federal income tax dene se hi inkaar kar dete hain. Unka kehna hai ki woh apni kamai ka paisa government ko nahi dena chahte kyunki woh paisa military aur war pe kharcha hota hai. Is protest ko 'war tax resistance' kehte hain.
Kaun Hain Ed Hedemann?
Ed Hedemann Brooklyn ke rehne wale ek freelancer hain. Unhonne 1970 se apna federal income tax dena band kar diya. Fortune se baat karte hue unhonne bataya ki 1969 mein unhe Vietnam war ke liye draft notice mila tha, jise unhonne mana kar diya kyunki woh war ya logon ko maarna nahi maante the. Phir jab unhonne kaam karna shuru kiya, toh unhe ehsaas hua ki tax dena bhi ek tarah se military ko fund karna hi hoga.
"Main soch raha tha, thoda inconsistent hoga agar main induction refuse karoon, military mein jaane se inkaar karoon, lekin phir tax doon jo dusre logon ko military mein bhejne ke kaam aayega," — Ed Hedemann, Fortune se
81 saal ke Hedemann ka andaza hai ki unhonne dasakon mein lagbhag $85,000 ka tax government ko dene se roka hai.
'War Tax Resistance' Kya Hai?
Yeh ek form of protest hai. Isme log apne federal income tax dene se inkaar kar dete hain taaki woh government ki aisi spending ko fund na karein jisse woh morally disagree karte hain. Aam taur par yeh protest war aur military expenditure ke khilaf hota hai. Hedemann jaise log is practice ko 50 saal se zyada time se follow kar rahe hain.
Hamaari Baat: Protest Ya Crime?
Seedhi baat hai, tax na dena technically ek crime hai aur iske liye penalty aur legal action ho sakta hai. Lekin is protest ki jadd mein ek gehri moral dilemma hai. Kya aapko apni kamai ka wo hissa dena chahiye jo aapke beliefs ke bilkul ult kaam ke liye use hoga? War tax resisters ka jawab 'nahi' hai. Unka yeh step unke conviction ki strength dikhata hai, chahe uski kimat unhe legal tangdasti ki form mein chukani pade. Ye ek aisa sawaal hai jo har us insaan ko sochna chahiye jo apne tax ke paise ke saath sarkar kya karti hai, usse anjaan rehna pasand karta hai. Kya aap jaante hain aapka tax ka paisa kahan ja raha hai?
Sources & References
- Fortune Interview with Ed Hedemann — Fortune
