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Actor Terrence Howard reportedly said it is "immoral for the United States government to charge taxes to the descendants of slaves" after being ordered to pay nearly $1 million in back taxes. According to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, a federal judge in Philadelphia ordered the Academy Award-nominated actor to pay $903,115 in back taxes, penalties, and interest.
"Four hundred years of forced labor and never receiving any compensation for it," the actor allegedly said in the voicemail. "Now you have the gall to try and prosecute and charge taxes to the descendants of a broken people that you are responsible for causing the breakage."
Howard went on further, slamming the government for taking him to court. "In truth, the entire United States should, by default, become the property of the descendants of slaves," Howard said. "But since you do not have the ability [or] the courage to do it, let’s try this in court… We’re gonna bring you down."
originally posted by: Kurokage
As a desendant of a 'broken' people, he seems to have done well over his acting career to owe a million in back taxes??
originally posted by: ScarletDarkness
a reply to: FlyersFan
Funny how one race of slaves is never mentioned :
OSU.edu article
originally posted by: FlyersFan
That's what I was thinking ... ...Hey I"m Irish and English and my ancestors were slaves for sure at some point. Do I get anything and if so from who? I wanna' know! Do I sue the descendants of Vikings or what?
originally posted by: trustyaright
a reply to: Station27
What does being a Engirishscotfrenchportagee get me? Who can I charge?
originally posted by: FlyersFan
Hey I"m Irish and English and my ancestors were slaves for sure at some point. Do I get anything and if so from who? I wanna' know! Do I sue the descendants of Vikings or what??