The State I'm In

By Andrew James

Andrew James writes about the wretched life of an individual taxed too heavily by an abusive and excessive U.S. government. The main character of the story, Andrew Henry, resides in rural upstate New York and in his diary he writes: 'In a capitalistic society, the government should create and enforce laws, not redistribute the wealth. To give to one person, it must take from another, and for average income earners and the working poor, this burden is too great. The U.S. government has become a socialist regime, as opposed to a capitalistic state, and its quest for control of America's money has elevated its involvement in the economy to a level that borders on communism. Not only is the government's extreme redistribution of wealth unfair, it should be illegal since the current collective tax rate of 59.1 percent infringes on the dreams, ambitions, and desires of working families and individuals (see pp. 12 & 14). Also, the designed inequities of the American tax system discriminate against, and persecute, certain citizenry. In the United States of America, discrimination in any form should be illegal.'

Later in the story, America is attacked by a substantial multinational invasion force. Henry finds shelter in an Ohio fallout shelter while his wife and daughter find shelter in an upstate New York fallout shelter. The many countries harboring past grievances with the United States strike with surprising strategic planning and accuracy. While in the shelter, Henry is protected from the fallout generated from this limited nuclear attack. Henry describes the shelter construction and protective qualities.

This book offers a scholarly insight to the culture of rural upstate New York and other American communities that feel overwhelmed by our current tax system. It also lends insight to where we may be heading, as a peace-loving nation, in a militarily volatile world.

IT IS A 'MUST READ' FOR:

Politicians

Military Personnel

Scholars

Every U.S. Citizen.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 17, 2004
• ISBN: 9781418493325

Andrew James

Andrew James wrote this book to help express the views of millions of hard working Americans whose voices would otherwise never be heard.  For those who work the hardest in America lack the time to adequately convey their grievances against excessive taxation, while those who work the least possess ample time to enact governmental change at the expense of the producer.   James is a graduate of the State University of New York at Marcy where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in business management and marketing.  His graduate work was completed at Syracuse University.  He writes in the pseudonym to prevent government persecution for his views.

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The State I’m In

by

Andrew James

Copyright © 2004, 2010 by Andrew James

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author.

ISBN: 978-1-4184-9332-5 (e-book)

ISBN: 978-1-5872-1522-3 (Paperback)

Original Printing 7/6/01

1stBooks - rev. 04/01/10

Contents

Prelude

About The Book

THE STATE I’M IN

Dedication

List of Characters

Geographic Areas

Chapter One: The Condition

Chapter Two: Thanksgiving

Chapter Three: The Drive Home

Chapter Four: The Catch

Chapter Five: Bankrupt

Chapter Six: Prejudice

Chapter Seven: The Militia

Chapter Eight: The Invasion

Chapter Nine: The Enemy

Chapter Ten: Watch at 0300

Chapter Eleven: At Last, —Homeward Bound

Chapter Twelve: A Somber Moment

Epilogue

Disclaimer

- ADDENDUM I –

–APPENDIX A–

- APPENDIX B –

- ADDENDUM II –

- ADDENDUM III –

- ADDENDUM IV –

-ADDENDUM V –

- ADDENDUM VI –

APPENDIX C

APPENDIX D

APPENDIX E

APPENDIX F

APPENDIX G

APPENDIX H

APPENDIX I

-ADDENDUM VII –

Works Cited

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prelude

There is no Federal agency more feared by the majority of American people than the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and with good reason. This agency has the power to intrude, persecute, and ruin the lives of ordinary citizens. They possess the supremacy to tax, penalize, incarcerate, and destroy their adversaries. More than any other administration in history, the Clinton regime has harnessed all the terror of that agency and directed it against its political enemies (I.e. Lewinsky, Tripp, Jones, Me, & others). In a very real way, the IRS has been the Clinton’s secret police agency. They are the strong-arm guys utilized when no other punishment or coercive measure is possible. As the author of this mini-novel, I too have fallen prey to this Clinton and United States Government method of attack.

On December 8, 2002, I mailed a copy of this book (1st edition) to New York State Senator Hillary Clinton, Washington, D.C. In my cover letter, I requested that she do all in her power to help minimize government intrusion and taxes in the lives of those New York State citizens and businesses she represents as State Senator. On January 14, 2003, I received a pleasant letter from Hillary Rodham Clinton on United States Senate, Washington, D.C. letterhead thanking me for including her in the distribution of my work. Only eight business days prior, I received an IRS audit letter demanding an audit review of the past years’ tax records. – I guess she didn’t like my ideas of smaller government and fewer taxes. It was the first time I’ve been audited in fifty-years of life. Only an idiot would attribute this to coincidence. Especially when it turns out that her upstate New York office is only one door down from the IRS office in the Syracuse, New York Federal Building.

Because many of the scenes in the book were located in the State of Ohio, I also sent a copy to Ohio Governor Bob Taft. But, since my book complains about large government and excessive taxes, his office also answered me with a tax audit notice, even though I’ve never been a resident of the State of Ohio. These State and Federal audits were drawn out to a point where I eventually lost my job, was financially ruined, and have still not recovered. I have copies of letters, IRS and State audit correspondence, post-marked envelopes, eviction, and bankruptcy notices to substantiate my claims. In the end, I won my battles and was vindicated as a prudent and accurate filer, but my family lost the war against an abusive U.S. Government. I now agree with author Barbara Ehrenreich who so deftly states that the American dream is truly one of ‘bait and switch’ in her book of the same title. We are brainwashed in our schools that Americans are free to express themselves, free to challenge governmental leaders without persecution, and free to better our lives via strong work ethic and college education, but this is a mirage for most. Despite the U.S. Tax Reform Act of 1976, and the U.S. Congress amendments to Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code which forbids the use of tax agencies as coercion and retribution arms of government, I have evidence that they still are. United States tax authorities continue being manipulated by politicians for use as investigatory and prosecutorial arms of government though these abuses of power have been against the law since 1976. As seen during 1994 Senate hearings regarding ongoing political IRS abuse, there are millions of other hard-working U.S. citizens who have also felt the sharp sword of censorship swung by the strong arm of the IRS since the 1976 laws and regulations were implemented. Sorrowfully, I argue that our country is not the free democracy we are brainwashed to believe in. The lesson I should learn from my life story and my research for this work is that Americans must, ‘put up and shut up.’ But at the risk of further persecution, I forge ahead with the distribution of this book because I feel it’s a story that must be communicated in hopes that it will help enact significant corrective change from our current exponentially accelerated government growth tact. I feel compelled to add my story to others, in hopes of enacting that change. Change toward increased individual and corporate freedom. Change toward fewer taxes and less government intrusion in the lives of American citizens. Change in direction from adversarial political attitudes towards business owners. And change from our Country’s current course toward socialism and communism to one that again favors capitalism and individual freedom. America is, after all, supposed to be a capitalistic democracy not a socialistic or communistic state. –At least that’s what our children are programmed to believe in our State run schools.

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About The Book

Andrew James writes about the wretched life of an individual taxed too heavily by an abusive and excessive U.S. government. The main character of the story, Andrew Henry, resides in rural upstate New York and in his diary he writes: In a capitalistic society, the government should create and enforce laws, not redistribute the wealth. To give to one person, it must take from another, and for average income earners and the working poor, this burden is too great. The U.S. government has become a socialist regime, as opposed to a capitalistic state, and its quest for control of America’s money has elevated its involvement in the economy to a level that borders on communism. Not only is the government’s extreme redistribution of wealth unfair, it should be illegal since the current collective tax rate of 59.1 percent infringes on the dreams, ambitions, and desires of working families and individuals (see pp. 14 & 15). Also, the designed inequities of the American tax system discriminate against, and persecute, certain citizenry. In the United States of America, discrimination in any form should be illegal.

Later in the story, America is attacked by a substantial multinational invasion force. Henry finds shelter in an Ohio fallout shelter while his wife and daughter find shelter in an upstate New York fallout shelter. The many countries harboring past grievances with the United States strike with surprising strategic planning and accuracy. While in the shelter, Henry is protected from the fallout generated from this limited nuclear attack. Henry describes the shelter construction and protective qualities.

This book offers a scholarly insight to the culture of rural upstate New York and other American communities that feel overwhelmed by our current tax system. It also lends insight to where we may be heading, as a peace-loving nation, in a militarily volatile world.

IT IS A MUST READ FOR:

Politicians

Military Personnel

Scholars

Every U.S. Citizen.

THE STATE I’M IN

Introduction

The state I’m in is the state of poverty. The state the patrons at the corner gas station are in is a state of disgust over an abusive government. And the state the government is in is New York. Sure, I have acquired a lot of ‘things’ in my life, but I still consider myself poor. You see, when you don’t have a family able to support you financially after high school, every expense puts you into debt. And my mountain of debt has grown to an intolerable level over a lifetime of needs. —Andrew Henry Diary, October 19, 2003.

So begins the physical and intellectual journey of the main character in Andrew James’s novel, The State I’m In. This story places an American citizen named Andrew Henry into shoes similar to those worn by the downtrodden characters of an old-English Charles Dickens novel, such as Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities, and David Copperfield. It also possesses many of the same criticisms referenced in past political exposé novels like 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell.

In his quest to earn enough income to pay his numerous New York State taxes, Henry must leave his family and find work in Canada, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, to keep the New York State government from repossessing his home. During his travels, Henry finds cities enjoying racial harmony, cities doing away with the industrial revolution giants of the past, and he finds himself. He discovers the world has changed from the picture painted for him in his youth, and he finds a place where honest men, such as he, can find peace. That place is known to us all, and it is exposed within the many thought-provoking pages of this novel.

If you are interested in understanding the burdens of average Americans, if you want to better understand the perspective of an enraged taxpayer, and if you can tolerate frankness in the pursuit of truth, then read on and be enlightened to the plight of the working poor on American soil.

Heart wrenching, political, and educational.

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The story reads like a modern-day version of Death of a Salesman, Great Expectations, and Animal Farm combined into one.

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An interesting socio/political commentary.

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Dedication

This novel is dedicated to the liberals who dare to read on,

at the risk of becoming enlightened.

From their understanding, the specters of hope and liberty shall arise.

Andrew James

THANK YOU

Thank you to my friends in New York City, Syracuse, Truxton, Otisco Lake, and Weedsport, New York for their inspiration. Thanks are also extended to my graphics friend in Mansfield, Ohio.

List of Characters

Geographic Areas

Durham County   The County of Andrew Henry’s

   Upstate N.Y. Residence

Decorah, OH    The Town of Andrew Henry’s Ohio

   Residence/Office

Ashwood County   The County Location of Andrew’s

   Ohio Residence/Office

Wellsville, OH    The Town the Cindrich’s Family

   Farm is in.

Patton, OH    The Town the Cindrich’s Paper

Company is Located In.

Clawson, NY    The Site of the Upstate N.Y.Militia

   Fallout Shelter

"At what point does capitalism become socialism,

and democracy a dictatorship?"

Andrew Henry’s diary dated October 19, 1998

written at 43 and 1/2 years of age.

Chapter One: The Condition

Located within the still and obscure southern foothills of the vast Adirondack Mountain Range lies a small valley speckled with pristine pastures, immense wood lots, and the homes of 236 hard-working inhabitants. Although the view from the eyes of the crows now flying high overhead with the rising sun would be peaceful and breathtaking to any human observer, the true essence of this valley is dramatically different from the seemingly peaceful presence exhibited now. I know this town of my birth and my great-great-grandfather’s birth intimately, and I sense an uneasiness rising within its borders, and within my soul, at this fog-laden early morning hour of 5:00 A.M.

At the heart of town, and an easy walk from my residence, lies a service station that is already characteristically bustling with the ‘news of the day’. As I enter, the proprietor, Laurence O’Loughlin, is seen sitting hunched over his desk located behind the service counter. As usual, for this time of the morning, he is diligently scribbling out bank drafts in an attempt, I presume, to keep one step ahead of his many creditors. As I pass, his head pops up from his work and with a hurried, yet cordial, mornin’ Andrew, his eyes and concentration simultaneously return to his pile of payables as I emit a corresponding greeting launched to the echo of the door slamming shut with its bells ringing behind me.

Enroute to the coffee counter I pass three patrons dressed in dirty, work-stained clothes and offer a quick and unimposing; good mornin’, while they continue their discussion of a; ‘Miss. Judith Bucci’. I am familiar with the topic to which they speak. It is one that has already addressed itself to me, in a painful way, in last evening’s news print. This ‘Miss. Judith Bucci’ is the Grifton Junior High School girls’ physical education teacher. She is gay, she has purple hair, and she is as outspoken and opinionated as any in our county. These, though, are not the traits that inspire the wrath against her that is emanating from this early morning group of three. It was her recommendation in yesterday’s Post-Gazette News that voters in the county approve the upcoming school tax increase of 38 million dollars that has brought her their attention in conversation, …their disdain, …and their wrath!

"Where in