Kahre v. The World
So the more I read about this guy, the more I like him. Rather, what he stands for: The US Constitution. The man I’m speaking of is Robert Kahre.
Kahre is a particularly interesting Nevada resident that I stumbled across while doing research for my post on Alternative Investments. He is a contractor, though I am of the opinion he is more of a feisty libertarian who thinks lawsuits are fun.
Kahre gets involved in more than a few lawsuits, most of which are filed pro se, meaning Kahre represents himself.
United States of America - 50 Dollars
Robert Kahre owns and operates several contracting businesses in Nevada that together serve a broad range of customers. Kahre’s businesses include a HVAC business, a sheet metal fabrication business, a drywall and painting contracting business, a plumbing contracting business, and electrical contracting business, a framing contracting business, a tile and marble contracting business, a carpet installation business, a general contracting business, and a contract labor leasing business. Talk about vertical integration!
None of these operations withhold federal income tax or social security from the staff, rather the personnel are employed as independent contractors (ICs). Kahre pays his ICs with gold and silver rounds. Kahre’s intention is that his employees can claim their income at face value of the coin. For example an American Eagle gold round with a face value of $50 is actually worth approximately $1,063 (spot price Mid Oct 2009), BUT the face value is still $50, as prescribed by Congress.
Why would Kahre believe he could do this?
Apart from Article I Section 8 Part 5 of the US Constitution, which clearly states, “The Congress shall have Power To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and foreign coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures,” Kahre paid his 1993 tax return filing fee with approximately 240 silver dollars, which were accepted at face value by the IRS. Good enough for the IRS at face value, good enough for me.
This must have aggravated the IRS, because 1993 was also the first time Kahre was raided.
The Constitution would aggravate me too, if I was a money hungry government agency.
The most recent suit began in 2003 when the IRS, working with other government agencies, conducted a “military style raid” of Kahre’s property. The evidence found during this raid (about $400,000 in cash and relevant financial documents) gave rise to criminal charges against Kahre and 7 of his employees for willful failure to collect/pay over tax, conspiracy to attempt to evade or defeat tax, attempt to interfere with administation of internal revenue law, and wire fraud.
Kahre is no small fish. According to The Las Vegas Sun, “[Kahre's] now-suspended payroll service handled about $114 million over six years, according to court records. Between 17 and 25 percent of that went to Kahre or his workers; the rest went to the 35 client businesses to pay their workers, court records show.”
He was found not guilty by a jury of his peers in 2007. However, the IRS brought new charges against Kahre and the most recent court decision in 2009 was enough to put Khare away for life. It’s a shame.
What side of the Constitution are you on?
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