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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If it such an offense to him why doesn’t he talk to his Attorney General and push for Al Sharpton’s prosecution for tax evasion?
The biggest cats cheat on world Al Sharpton stands in front of Obama at least twice a month
al sharpton…coke dealers pay taxes?..since when?
The government has no business spying on the people. Have your turned communist now??? Go after your friends for back taxes! Pay your own way once in a while instead of expecting the people to pay, especially when you slack on a duty so you can go golfing or take can extra holiday.
Hey we will all help you out. AL SHARPTON! Then go examine congress.
Lock him up.
that means you be spying on yourself idiot
Well, that and everybody else that they don’t already spy on .
Idiot
Why don’t you start worrying about your buddy Al Sharpton and his UN paid taxes Obama!!!