▁pay ▁income ▁tax es ▁and ▁file ▁returns ). ▁However , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Good ▁to ▁Be ▁King ▁he ▁writes , ▁" I ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁if ▁Americans ▁are ▁li able ▁to ▁pay ▁income ▁tax es ." ▁In ▁an ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁journal ▁Liber ty , ▁Bad nar ik ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁file d ▁tax ▁returns ▁for ▁approximately ▁the ▁previous ▁three ▁years ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁un emp loy ed . ▁However , ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁contact ed ▁the ▁I RS ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁his ▁tax ▁li ability ▁and ▁to ▁sett le ▁up ▁on ▁any ▁tax es ▁he ▁ow ed . ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁then - camp aign ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁go ▁more ▁smooth ly . ▁ ▁Pos itions ▁on ▁personal ▁identification ▁When ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Texas , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁obtain ▁a ▁driver ' s ▁license , ▁due ▁to ▁that ▁state ' s ▁requirement ▁that ▁an ▁applic ant ▁provide ▁a ▁Social ▁Security ▁Number ▁and ▁finger print . ▁ ▁Ident ification ▁is ▁supplied ▁by ▁carrying ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁pass port . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ohio ▁rec ount ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁election , ▁Bad nar ik , ▁working ▁with ▁Green ▁Party ▁candidate ▁David ▁C obb , ▁sought ▁a ▁rec ount ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁vote . ▁This ▁caused ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁controvers y ▁within ▁the ▁Libert arian ▁Party , ▁as ▁second ▁place ▁candidate ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁had ▁not ▁cont ested ▁the ▁vote