your city passes a law that if you pay a $500. tax each year you are exempt from prosecution for being nude in your backyard, would you pay the tax. and yes for fun no privacy fence is required. oh i know someone will ask, it exempts everyone at the house.
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BudMay 3, 2011i would pay the fee then I would walk around nude in my yard holding picket signs protesting the tax
ReactReply - GAgabareOriginal PosterMay 3, 2011
lol
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Curt, or CowboyMay 3, 2011NO !!
If the neighbors don't mind now, then it's a waste of money.
If the neighbors do mind, then you become the confrontational weirdo whether you pay for the "right" or not.
We're not going to win any converts by being in-your-face confrontational no matter what.
Better to use that same money and join the local resort.ReactReply - CH
ChuckMay 3, 2011Good Call Budgreen!!!!!!!!!!!! lol!!!!!!
ReactReply - GAgabareOriginal PosterMay 3, 2011
i would pay it and i think for the most part it would show others nudism in a positive light,and yes there will always be pervs they are at nudist clubs and beaches but for the most part its a small minority. if i had the opportunity to enjoy my backyard i surely wouldn't jeopardize it for something that could be done by walking into the house. who know one neighbor than two than the whole block are nudist and yes the city is wealthier, kinda like if they would make a few local parks clothing optional with a parking fee, how many parks are closing in your area because the government dooesn't have the revenue than look at miami beach with haulover park.
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ThomasMay 3, 2011There are several reasons I wouldn't.
First, I don't live in a city so a city ordinance would not affect me.
Second, the laws on nudity in Texas deal with in public. Even your front porch is considered private, the police can't arrest you for public intoxication for example if you are on your porch.
Third, if I had neighbors who would abe offended, I would not go nude. If they weren't, why should I have to pay more taxes.ReactReply - SP
spideymann66May 3, 2011Sounds tempting, but there are far too many people who get overly offended at nudity.....I'm not a nudist to offend people! Some will argue, but that's how I feel!
ReactReply - MEMemberMay 3, 2011
I pay property tax, I pay sales tax for clothing, I pay taxes for the plants in my garden and any landscaping materials I use. I'm sure as hell not going to pay a tax to not wear the clothes I already paid taxes on. I'd rather spend the money on fencing and screening plants. The damn city and state already get too much of my money.
JenReactReply - COCurt, or CowboyMay 4, 2011[quote]Even your front porch is considered private, the police can't arrest you for public intoxication for example if you are on your porch. [/quote] Not so in Ohio. Drunk on your own porch is public intoxication, for which one can be arrested, charged, and convicted. [quote] The damn city and state already get too much of my money.[/quote] There is that ! Self employed in the USA we start with 35% income, 15% social security, 2% self employment punishment tax, we're at 52% already, and we haven't even looked at state income tax, local income tax, property tax, something like 20% gasoline tax, 10% sales tax.... However, although he said tax, he explained it more as a fee to purchase a right. If voluntary, I'm opposed to nearly every tax as we're already taxed WAY too much. Heck, my school taxes alone are more than $100 per WEEK, and I don't even have kids !ReactReply
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openrangeMay 4, 2011i know a mayor that would pass it ( councils a diff story ) and be the first to pay !
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AMay 4, 2011Wouldn't pay as nudity not an offence at present. If it would be, I would fight the new law rather than submit to it.
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rusty62May 4, 2011Nope!!! I would not pay!! I own a farm and go about my property anytime I want bare. I go to some wonderful places and go nude. And if a privacy fence is required it should be used. I am a nudist and like enjoying nude recreation in the right places. I am not an exibitionist.
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Cheri Donna DawsonMay 4, 2011we have a 7-foot privacy fence around our immediate backyard. The front yard cannot generally be seen from the public right of way and the back including 4 acres of woods - no one can view.
There are other things I would pay that amount for but my property tax would cover the $500
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M_JimmieM_MMay 4, 2011Sorta brings a new meaning to taxing the shirt right off your back
ReactReply - M_M_JimmieM_MMay 4, 2011[quote]i would pay the fee then I would walk around nude in my yard holding picket signs protesting the tax[/quote] In Oregon the way I understand it you can protest nude in public and it is legal, I do not know if a permit is required to do this.ReactReply
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TNAKEDMay 5, 2011No wouldn't pay to be nude. Let's go to San Francisco ... It's legal and free to be naked there.
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thifes_okMay 5, 2011hell yeah i would pay it
ReactReply - TNTNAKEDMay 6, 2011
Nude Not Lewd. I was there this past weekend and saw a few guys on Castro. SF can't keep up with the naked folks during the festivals.
So Just enjoy the freedom of it. Now that the weather is warmer ... I'll be thereReactReply