According to President Obama, tax evasion is a crime morally equivalent to terrorism and child pornography.
At least, that’s what he seemed to imply when speaking at the South by Southwest festival this week. Instead of paying his last respects to former First Lady Nancy Reagan, he decided that being seen at the popular technology convention was more important.
His smug pleasure at being invited to speak almost certainly turned to disdain when he was questioned about the government’s ongoing attempts to crack the encryption on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone in spite of Apple’s refusal to sanction it’s efforts.
Prefacing his comments with the disclosure that he cannot officially weigh in on the case, Obama proceeded to do almost exactly that, chiding observers with “absolutist view[s]” for not agreeing that the government should have some sort of backdoor into electronic devices.
Doubling down on his remarks, Obama insinuated that the lack of iPhone backdoors will keep law enforcement from apprehending terrorist plotters, child pornographers, and worst of all… people who don’t pay their taxes!
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What a freaking joke…
As usual, it’s all about control. It always is when it comes what motivates politicians.
Can the people spy on you and the government so we can find out the corruption going on behind our backs.?
How about the millions of illegals working here paying no taxes?
MONEY OBAMA IS ALL ABOUT COLLECTING YOUR MONEY AND GROWING HIS NET WORTH.CIVIL FOREFEITURES ARE AT AN ALL TIME UNDER OBAMA.MAKING YOUR PROPERTY HIS FOLKS.
Well Al Sharpton must have Encryption up the butt. Owes the IRS 4.5 million, and still not in prison for tax evasion.
Why don’t you get Al Sharpton. And so so many more in your Clan. I be sitting here all Day Naming Names.
You mean like Al Sharpton who owes millions and the welfare parasites who pay no taxes? Can the people spy on you and the government so we can find out the corruption going on behind our backs?
excuse me, what difference does it make? He lets his bunny Al Sharpton Brantley walk around owing millions and it doesn’t seem to bother either one of them
Totally absurd