War tax resistance has a venerable tradition dating back to days before our nation was even born. War tax resisters were a big part of opposition to the Vietnam war, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 people refusing to pay federal taxes. Nevertheless, many war tax resisters never face consequencesNot paying war taxes is just one side of the coin. Other options are possible too, as laid out by the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (nwtrcc.org). The War Resisters League and the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee lead the war tax movement today, though the term “movement” is too strong because so many resisters prefer to be private in their activism.

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2026 11:31 UTC