April 15th nears…. and everyone starts making cute comments about the dreaded Federal Income Tax, and the forms start rolling in, and you call your accountant, and high school and college kids are excited because they get a few hundred dollars coming back to them, small business owners cringe for not filing quarterly, etc. etc.
All this ado in early spring every year; it’s a custom we’re used to and never question. We know that if you do not bite the bullet and ‘Do Your Taxes’ you could face a fate worse than death: an audit. OR jail, or a beating, or a big fine, or just a big pain in the ass.
But guess what….? There is no law that requires you to pay the Federal Income Tax. That 1040? Not required. Taxing your labor? Unconstitutional.
The 16th Amendment addresses taxation, but no where claims that the Federal Income Tax is a citizen’s duty. Actually, when the government tried to get the amendment changed to make F.I.T. a requirement, the Supreme Court said ‘no’ and ruled the tax unconstitutional.
Don’t believe me? You look it up. Call the IRS and try and get them to explain the law to you- or even quote the section of #16 that STATES you have to pay income tax. Call your accountant, ask them. You will never get an answer, not a real answer, because there is NO law that requires you to fill out that 1040, or to have your checks garnished and portions of your hard earned dollars sent to the… wait, where does the Federal Income Tax go? What does it pay for? Not roads, not schools, not even the salaries of politicians. All those are already paid for by the dozens of other types of taxes we already pay (local, property, cigarette/liquor, etc. etc.). Those types of taxes are perfectly legal, the Federal Income Tax is NOT.
Here is a great movie by Aaron Russo (director of Trading Spaces, The Rose….) called America Freedom to Fascism.
He’s an excellent director, and takes a good look at WHY we pay taxes, and questions the law (a law that doesn’t exist) that forces us to do so. Certainly watch all of it, but if you can’t, AT LEAST watch the first half.
http://www.freedomtofascism.com/
Google Video Link To Movie
*You can find it on YouTube too…
