FREE MOTHER JONES magazine. 1977 Ford Pinto fiasco causes govt harassment BUTTON

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ORIGINAL and HISTORIC
1977
PROTEST BUTTON
1 3/4" diameter with a lock pin - Made in the USA
Attempted Government Harassment
of a Progressive Publication.
FREE
MOTHER
JONES
"It had never surprised us that
Mother Jones
annoyed
repressive governments
—
our writers had had copies
of the magazine confiscated from their baggage at
Soviet airports and at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin,
and had been barked at by government officials and U.S. diplomats
in places like El Salvador. But after a number of the
MJ stories irked authorities in Washington, the Internal Revenue
Service launched an investigation into the magazine’s nonprofit
status. And once the Reagan administration came into office,
the probe took a harsh turn. The IRS claimed that even though
Mother Jones
lost money every year, it should pay taxes on the income it
received from sources like advertising. This vendetta was
so absurd that many mainstream newspapers ran editorials in
our defense. The IRS finally dropped the case,
but not until it had cost us huge legal bills.
Designed by MJ and
produced by Fox Buttons,
this item was used at government protests.
Fox Buttons Credit line is on the curl.
An Original from the collection of
LARRY FOX - "The Button Man" (Member: A.P.I.C.)
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