What a whiney baby. You have to pay taxes. You don't have to shut down your site and sell it to a "spammer" because you forgot to pay. You pay the taxes and consider it a lesson learned.
There is a reason why Google sent you a 1099 form and not just an account statement, after all. Now you know what it is. No need to whine about how it's some sort of conspiracy -- you sell your time to someone, you're a contractor, you made income, and you pay income taxes. It's very simple.
The rant about the "financial crisis" was also off topic. Selling insurance really cheaply to people that you should be selling it to for a lot of money is not the IRS's problem. When the banks can't loan money or give back deposits, though, that is a problem, and that's why they got bailed out. Most of the banks paid back their money years ago. TARP is over. You got your money back. Now you need to do your part and pay what you owe the government.
(Whenever I write an article and it ends up in the tone of voice that the poster's ends up in, I realize that I fucked up and I'm not going to get any sympathy. I hope the author also learns that lesson. You make mistakes -- fix them, don't whine about them. If you want a new tax system, run for office. Your blog is not going to change anything except the public's perception of you.)
There is a reason why Google sent you a 1099 form and not just an account statement, after all. Now you know what it is. No need to whine about how it's some sort of conspiracy -- you sell your time to someone, you're a contractor, you made income, and you pay income taxes. It's very simple.
The rant about the "financial crisis" was also off topic. Selling insurance really cheaply to people that you should be selling it to for a lot of money is not the IRS's problem. When the banks can't loan money or give back deposits, though, that is a problem, and that's why they got bailed out. Most of the banks paid back their money years ago. TARP is over. You got your money back. Now you need to do your part and pay what you owe the government.
(Whenever I write an article and it ends up in the tone of voice that the poster's ends up in, I realize that I fucked up and I'm not going to get any sympathy. I hope the author also learns that lesson. You make mistakes -- fix them, don't whine about them. If you want a new tax system, run for office. Your blog is not going to change anything except the public's perception of you.)