P.A.. Tax Amnesty TV ad " We Know Who You Are "

This is a television commercial from the PA department of revenue. This ad disturbs me , in that this is the type of conditioning that this country is slowly being prepped for; a total accepted police state.

[edit on 1-5-2010 by L.HAMILTON]

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I am speechless.

I like the end though "We know who you are." If they know all of this then why again do we need a census?

They don't know who I am.

And they don't even have a clue IF I owe them money or not.

It's great flying under the radar.

Let's see them try to even figure it out.



That commercial is pure bunk.

"They".
"They" doesn't even exist.

It's all illusions my friend. Delusions even.

Wow! I have seen TV ads about police making extra patrols on people not wearing seat belts and such, but this video scares me. They might as well have put up a video of a firing squad if you do not pay the taxes. There is no sugar coating at all in this TV ad. They get right down to business and actually are using tactics used by psychotic individuals and crime bosses.

Pay your taxes people, they know who you are.

One personal connection away from blatant assault, yet still a blanket threat. A new generation of fear-mongering, just dispensing with the pleasantries.

Looks to me like PA is getting just as desperate as several other states.

I think it's time for a few citizen's arrests in Pennsylvania. What are you all waiting for up there? You should be outraged at the insinuation alone, let alone the obvious violation.

Personally, I think it's yet another test (Pennsylvanians), and I get the feeling you're not going to get a passing grade...although I don't feel any risk with that assessment either. :/

I saw this ad when I was watching American history the story of US on The History channel! When I first saw it, it blew my mind! I thought that someone will definitely post about this on ATS and sure enough, a member did

My thought on this was holy smokes! What are they kidding? We should revolt! They say, " You owe US money? We're coming for you!!!" You can't hide, you were a prisoner of the land!!! Mwwauhh hah ha!" they say... They say they know were you live. Baaah!

The insane thing is, Hulu did this with the Super bowl ad were they say "we are taking over your (Sheeple) brain and there is nothing you can do about it!" Are we sheeple or are we people? What?? Deny ignorance!

Peace!

I am speechless. This commercial is scary.

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No, it isn't.

Simply a pathetic attempt to pay their own bills with other people's money, as well as an indicator of how desperate they really are, and an inventive yet fully transparent attempt to convince people they are scary.

Nothing more.

Laughable really.

I am actually stunned to the fact that this thread has not got more attention than it deserves. This is blatant threats against civilians and people are not commenting on this "TV COMMERCIAL". Make a comment and tell what you think of this THREAT.

I don't watch much TV at all so I have yet to see this, but by golly - what are they thinking? I wonder what is going to happen to all the people in PA who are unemployed without unemployment compensation who won't be able to pay their taxes. Are "they" going to come get us?

I say give me a break. They aren't going to do anything once they realize the magnitude of people who won't be paying this year.

S+F!!!!!!!!
Holy (Snip)....I couldnt believe this when I saw it. I had to watch it 3 times to just overcome the disbelief. There are so many people on here that call people "paranoid" about Big brother issues but I say show them this video because its a slap in the face. Thank you Big Brother,you're such a great friend!



[edit on 5-5-2010 by asala]

Damn that video is scary. I am in disbelief, surely they could have used Nicholas Cage in it instead of poor Tom though.

reply to post by L.HAMILTON


did you notice that along with this video they have an entire website created for those people who "need to pay up?" with a Q and A section and everything.

this may actually be a very good sign... it may mean that fewer and fewer people are paying their taxes. if that is the case, the people behind this video and website are not very smart and aware of what is going on in this country. if they were even a little bit aware they would realize that this video is just going to make more and more people NOT pay taxes.

keep putting out videos like this fearless leaders.. it is going to end up making your system crash even sooner and faster. LOL

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Agreed. Even to the unwake idiots out there this should spark something in there brain like uhhhh is this why the census people are going door to door asking who lives there,how many people and then entering that information into there little computers what pinpoint exactly where you live on the GPS? Its frightening and anyone who believes this is just paranoia really needs to be slapped in the face

Originally posted by hawaiinguy12
reply to post by nltkn

 

Agreed. Even to the unwake idiots out there this should spark something in there brain like uhhhh is this why the census people are going door to door asking who lives there,how many people and then entering that information into there little computers what pinpoint exactly where you live on the GPS? Its frightening and anyone who believes this is just paranoia really needs to be slapped in the face

I can confirm that. My Sister just so happens to be doing that census crap again this year. She did it last year to around here...bout tore my vehicle up doin' it. They do indeed GPS front entryways and/or front doors.

I ask her about why she'd consider workin' for 'em and she simply says, "Cause I have 3 kids to feed." Can't really argue. Least she's upfront about it...gladly even. Big Brother Loves ya Sis, in every sense of the word. '

I think many here are giving this more credit than it deserves. Most tax agencies in conjunction with other private and public agencies have a fairly good grasp of where you sit money wise. When you file you provide a lot of detail, couple that with something like census data and you paint a fairly accurate profile. This is simply scare mongering to get people to pay their taxes, and it appears to be working.

brill

Well, I had an idea folks. Time to do something about this #.

You know that you get a cut if you turn in people right?

The number was 1 877 34 Payup.

Now, time to get a list of all representatives in Pennsylvania and call up the number and tell them you have a list of possible tax cheats.

Here is a partial list to start with, ask them for a fax number and send them the list.

State
Senators-

# Alloway, Richard L., II (R) - District 33
# Argall, David G. (R) - District 29
# Baker, Lisa (R) - District 20
# Boscola, Lisa M. (D) - District 18
# Browne, Patrick M. (R) - District 16
# Brubaker, Mike (R) - District 36
# Corman, Jake (R) - District 34
# Costa, Jay (D) - District 43
# Dinniman, Andrew E. (D) - District 19
# Earll, Jane M. (R) - District 49
# Eichelberger, John H. (R) - District 30
# Erickson, Edwin B. (R) - District 26
# Farnese, Lawrence M., Jr. (D) - District 1
# Ferlo, Jim (D) - District 38
# Folmer, Mike (R) - District 48
# Fontana, Wayne D. (D) - District 42
# Gordner, John R. (R) - District 27
# Greenleaf, Stewart J. (R) - District 12
# Hughes, Vincent J. (D) - District 7
# Kasunic, Richard A (D) - District 32
# Kitchen, Shirley M. (D) - District 3
# Leach, Daylin (D) - District 17
# Logan, Sean (D) - District 45
# McIlhinney, Charles T., Jr. (R) - District 10
# Mellow, Robert J. (D) - District 22
# Mensch, Bob (R) - District 24
# Musto, Raphael J. (D) - District 14
# O'Pake, Michael A. (D) - District 11
# Orie, Jane Clare (R) - District 40
# Piccola, Jeffrey E. (R) - District 15
# Pileggi, Dominic (R) - District 9
# Pippy, John (R) - District 37
# Rafferty, John C., Jr. (R) - District 44
# Robbins, Robert D. (R) - District 50
# Scarnati, Joseph B., III (R) - District 25
# Smucker, Lloyd K. (R) - District 13
# Stack, Michael J. (D) - District 5
# Stout, J. Barry (D) - District 46
# Tartaglione, Christine M. (D) - District 2
# Tomlinson, Robert M. (R) - District 6
# Vance, Patricia H. (R) - District 31
# Vogel, Elder A., Jr. (R) - District 47
# Ward, Kim L. (R) - District 39
# Washington, Leanna M. (D) - District 4
# Waugh, Michael L. (R) - District 28
# White, Mary Jo (R) - District 21
# White, Donald C. (R) - District 41
# Williams, Anthony H. (D) - District 8
# Wozniak, John N. (D) - District 35
# Yaw, Gene (R) - District 23

State
Representatives-

# Adolph, William F., Jr. (R) - District 165
# Baker, Matthew E. (R) - District 68
# Barbin, Bryan (D) - District 71
# Barrar, Stephen (R) - District 160
# Bear, John C. (R) - District 97
# Belfanti, Robert E., Jr. (D) - District 107
# Benninghoff, Kerry A. (R) - District 171
# Beyer, Karen D. (R) - District 131
# Bishop, Louise Williams (D) - District 192
# Boback, Karen (R) - District 117
# Boyd, Scott W. (R) - District 43
# Boyle, Brendan F. (D) - District 170
# Bradford, Matthew D. (D) - District 70
# Brennan, Joseph F. (D) - District 133
# Briggs, Tim (D) - District 149
# Brooks, Michele (R) - District 17
# Brown, Vanessa Lowery (D) - District 190
# Burns, Frank (D) - District 72
# Buxton, Ron (D) - District 103
# Caltagirone, Thomas R. (D) - District 127
# Carroll , Mike (D) - District 118
# Casorio, James E., Jr. (D) - District 56
# Causer, Martin T. (R) - District 67
# Christiana, Jim (R) - District 15
# Clymer, Paul I. (R) - District 145
# Cohen, Mark B. (D) - District 202
# Conklin, H. Scott (D) - District 77
# Costa, Paul (D) - District 34
# Costa, Dom (D) - District 21
# Cox, Jim (R) - District 129
# Creighton, Tom C. (R) - District 37
# Cruz, Angel (D) - District 180
# Curry, Lawrence H. (D) - District 154
# Cutler, Bryan (R) - District 100
# Daley, Peter J. (D) - District 49
# Day, Gary (R) - District 187
# DeLuca, Anthony M. (D) - District 32
# DePasquale, Eugene (D) - District 95
# DeWeese, H. William (D) - District 50
# Deasy, Daniel J (D) - District 27
# Delozier, Sheryl M. (R) - District 88
# Denlinger, Gordon (R) - District 99
# Dermody, Frank (D) - District 33
# DiGirolamo, Gene (R) - District 18
# Donatucci, Robert C. (D) - District 185
# Drucker, Paul J. (D) - District 157
# Eachus, Todd A. (D) - District 116
# Ellis, Brian L. (R) - District 11
# Evans, John R. (R) - District 5
# Evans, Dwight (D) - District 203
# Everett, Garth D. (R) - District 84
# Fabrizio, Florindo J. (D) - District 2
# Fairchild, Russell H. (R) - District 85
# Farry, Frank A. (R) - District 142
# Fleck, Mike (R) - District 81
# Frankel, Dan (D) - District 23
# Freeman, Robert (D) - District 136
# Gabig, Will (R) - District 199
# Gabler, Matt (R) - District 75
# Galloway, John T. (D) - District 140
# Geist, Richard A. (R) - District 79
# George, Camille Bud (D) - District 74
# Gerber, Michael (D) - District 148
# Gergely, Marc J. (D) - District 35
# Gibbons, Jaret (D) - District 10
# Gillespie, Keith (R) - District 47
# Gingrich, Mauree (R) - District 101
# Godshall, Robert W. (R) - District 53
# Goodman, Neal P (D) - District 123
# Grell, Glen R. (R) - District 87
# Grove, Seth M. (R) - District 196
# Grucela, Richard T. (D) - District 137
# Haluska, Gary (D) - District 73
# Hanna, Michael K. (D) - District 76
# Harhai, R. Ted (D) - District 58
# Harhart, Julie (R) - District 183
# Harkins, Patrick J. (D) - District 1
# Harper, Kate (R) - District 61
# Harris, C. Adam (R) - District 82
# Helm, Susan C. (R) - District 104
# Hennessey, Tim (R) - District 26
# Hess, Dick L. (R) - District 78
# Hickernell, David S. (R) - District 98
# Hornaman, John (D) - District 3
# Houghton, Tom (D) - District 13
# Hutchinson, Scott E. (R) - District 64
# Johnson, Kenyatta J. (D) - District 186
# Josephs, Babette (D) - District 182
# Kauffman, Rob W. (R) - District 89
# Keller, William F. (D) - District 184
# Keller, Mark K. (R) - District 86
# Kessler, David R. (D) - District 130
# Killion, Thomas H. (R) - District 168
# Kirkland, Thaddeus (D) - District 159
# Knowles, Jerry (R) - District 124
# Kortz, William C., II (D) - District 38
# Kotik, Nick (D) - District 45
# Krieger, Tim (R) - District 57
# Kula, Deberah (D) - District 52
# Lentz, Bryan R. (D) - District 161
# Levdansky, David K. (D) - District 39
# Longietti, Mark (D) - District 7
# Maher, John (R) - District 40
# Mahoney, Tim (D) - District 51
# Major, Sandra (R) - District 111
# Manderino, Kathy (D) - District 194
# Mann, Jennifer (D) - District 132
# Markosek, Joseph F. (D) - District 25
# Marshall, Jim (R) - District 14
# Marsico, Ron (R) - District 105
# Matzie, Robert F (D) - District 16
# McCall, Keith R. (D) - District 122
# McGeehan, Michael P. (D) - District 173
# McIlvaine Smith , Barbara (D) - District 156
# Melio, Anthony J. (D) - District 141
# Metcalfe, Daryl D. (R) - District 12
# Metzgar, Carl Walker (R) - District 69
# Miccarelli, Nick (R) - District 162
# Micozzie, Nicholas A. (R) - District 163
# Millard, David R. (R) - District 109
# Miller, Ron (R) - District 93
# Milne, Duane (R) - District 167
# Mirabito, Rick (D) - District 83
# Moul, Dan (R) - District 91
# Mundy, Phyllis (D) - District 120
# Murphy, Kevin P. (D) - District 113
# Murt , Thomas P. (R) - District 152
# Mustio, T. Mark (R) - District 44
# Myers, John (D) - District 201
# O'Brien, Michael H. (D) - District 175
# O'Brien, Dennis M. (R) - District 169
# O'Neill, Bernie (R) - District 29
# Oberlander, Donna (R) - District 63
# Oliver, Frank Louis (D) - District 195
# Pallone, John E. (D) - District 54
# Parker, Cherelle L. (D) - District 200
# Pashinski, Eddie Day (D) - District 121
# Payne, John D. (R) - District 106
# Payton, Tony J., Jr. (D) - District 179
# Peifer, Michael (R) - District 139
# Perry, Scott (R) - District 92
# Perzel, John M. (R) - District 172
# Petrarca, Joseph A. (D) - District 55
# Petri, Scott A. (R) - District 178
# Phillips, Merle H. (R) - District 108
# Pickett, Tina (R) - District 110
# Preston, Joseph, Jr. (D) - District 24
# Pyle, Jeffrey P. (R) - District 60
# Quigley, Thomas J. (R) - District 146
# Quinn, Marguerite (R) - District 143
# Rapp, Kathy L. (R) - District 65
# Readshaw, Harry (D) - District 36
# Reed, Dave (R) - District 62
# Reese, Mike (R) - District 59
# Reichley, Douglas G. (R) - District 134
# Roae, Brad (R) - District 6
# Rock, Todd (R) - District 90
# Roebuck, James R., Jr. (D) - District 188
# Rohrer, Sam (R) - District 128
# Ross, Chris (R) - District 158
# Sabatina, John P., Jr. (D) - District 174
# Sainato, Chris (D) - District 9
# Samuelson, Steve (D) - District 135
# Santarsiero, Steven J. (D) - District 31
# Santoni, Dante, Jr. (D) - District 126
# Saylor, Stan (R) - District 94
# Scavello, Mario M. (R) - District 176
# Schroder, Curt (R) - District 155
# Seip, Tim (D) - District 125
# Shapiro, Josh (D) - District 153
# Siptroth, John J. (D) - District 189
# Smith, Ken (D) - District 112
# Smith, Matthew (D) - District 42
# Smith, Samuel H. (R) - District 66
# Solobay, Timothy J. (D) - District 48
# Sonney, Curtis G. (R) - District 4
# Staback, Edward G. (D) - District 115
# Stern, Jerry (R) - District 80
# Stevenson, Richard R. (R) - District 8
# Sturla, P. Michael (D) - District 96
# Swanger, RoseMarie (R) - District 102
# Tallman, Will (R) - District 193
# Taylor, John (R) - District 177
# Taylor, Rick (D) - District 151
# Thomas, W. Curtis (D) - District 181
# True, Katie (R) - District 41
# Turzai, Mike (R) - District 28
# Vereb, Mike (R) - District 150
# Vitali, Greg (D) - District 166
# Vulakovich, Randy (R) - District 30
# Wagner, Chelsa (D) - District 22
# Wansacz, James (D) - District 114
# Waters, Ronald G. (D) - District 191
# Watson, Katharine M. (R) - District 144
# Wheatley, Jake (D) - District 19
# White, Jesse (D) - District 46
# Williams, Jewell (D) - District 197
# Youngblood, Rosita C. (D) - District 198
# Yudichak, John T. (D) - District 119

reply to post by endisnighe


Federal Senators-

US Senator Arlen Specter (R)
US Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (D)

Federal Representatives-

# US Representative Robert A. "Bob" Brady (D) - Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District
# US Representative Chaka Fattah (D) - Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District
# US Representative Philip S. "Phil" English (R) - Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District
# US Representative Jason Altmire (D) - Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District
# US Representative John E. Peterson (R) - Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District
# US Representative Jim Gerlach (R) - Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District
# US Representative Joe Sestak (D) - Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District
# US Representative Patrick Murphy (D) - Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District
# US Representative William "Bill" Shuster (R) - Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District
# US Representative Christopher Carney (D) - Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District
# US Representative Paul E. Kanjorski (D) - Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District
# US Representative John P. Murtha (D) - Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District
# US Representative Allyson Y. Schwartz (D) - Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District
# US Representative Michael F. "Mike" Doyle (D) - Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District
# US Representative Charles W. "Charlie" Dent (R) - Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District
# US Representative Joseph R. Pitts (R) - Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District
# US Representative T. Timothy Holden (D) - Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District
# US Representative Tim Murphy (R) - Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District
# US Representative Todd Platts (R) - Pennsylvania's 19th Congressional District

Now, when you fax them the list, make a note that you will be checking back to see if they have done a check. Note that you will be making a FOIA request on the investigation.

Time to start fighting fire with fire folks!

This is a bald fear strategy.

If they had your name they would simply contact you,
there would be no need to 'advertise' on TV.

Only inattentive or guilt ridden people will fall for this ploy.

Originally posted by slank
...Only inattentive or guilt ridden people will fall for this ploy.

I'd wonder what program was on when this commercial was played, as I'd wager a good sum you've hit on the EXACT demographic this "commercial" was targeting.

On a good note: It won't matter, even to the guilt-ridden. If you don't have money coming in, you can't send money out.

They're trying to place the burden of this economic calamity on the consumer and the laborer (just like everything else in this more and more Corporatist Country). I believe they're doing this is in hopes that the last straw isn't too far away, which is the only tangible threat I can see in this commercial.

Fortunately, I believe THAT's going to backfire on them as well, as unpardonable debts is not a one-way designation.

EIN: Couldn't help but star those. I've got mine on a sticky note hangin' on the bottom rim of this monitor. I'm sure I'm marked ( )...as I salute them with a hearty "Whoopie-ding-ding! Come take what I don't have!"