Comments on: Federal Income Tax… not actually a law… completely optional

By: Suze

Suze — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:59:26 +0000

Love Rob’s comment from October 2007; people are so quick to jump on a conspiracy theory, especially against the government. At least make sure you’re educated before you speak strongly on a topic.

As for the person who isn’t proud to be an American- you need to open your eyes to all the worse countries/situations you could be in. At least you have the right to publicly bitch about your government…

“Our people just sit back and LET the government do these things to us because we’re too damn lazy to do anything about it ourselves. It’s about time we stand up together and do something for everyone. I feel so suppressed. So our government can break laws without punishment but the little guys get hit hard? I think not. I’m not going to take that anymore. DO SOMETHING.” – Sept 24th, 2007

Remember protests? Remembers riots? Remember strikes? Remember bills/laws/etc writen by those who you’d call “little guys?” Change takes bravery and persistance; change can be made by one man or woman – a whole flock of aimless angry people doesn’t help. Have YOU done anything in the past year? I’m still paying income tax, so I guess not : )

By: Steven P. Bost

Steven P. Bost — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:52:47 +0000

Is federal income tax IRS, a law supported and made into law by the USA supreme court. Yes or no. Would appreciate a come back being that my only brother gave the ultimate in the Korean War,1952

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:54:07 +0000

If you read the constitution, specifically the sixteenth amendment, it DOES establish the legal right of the federal government to impose an income tax on all forms of income. As the constitution and all its amendments are the supreme law of the land, then it is law. Just because it does not say the word law in it’s context is irrelevant. The IRS is the collection & enforcement mechanism the federal government established to ensure people, corporations, etc… pay the tax. State governments on the other hand are separate and not all states have a state income tax. However, the states that do not usually allow their municipalities or counties or regions to impose a tax if they feel it necessary. Oh, and the sixteenth amendment does not conflict with the fifth amendment if you read it carefully. Aaron Russo’s program never really confirmed the income tax issue. When he had the chance he could have probably interviewed a supreme court justice and it would have been made clear without all the conspiracy theory stuff. However, the enforcement arm of the IRS and it’s powers to arrest and confiscate peoples property without due process is another concern. I believe there have been court cases that have penalized the IRS for that. I cannot remember the case but there was one in Massachusetts not to long ago.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:02:10 +0000

You can view the movie right here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:54:05 +0000

America is so messed up — don’t get me wrong, I’m born and raised here. But honestly, I can’t even say that I’m proud of being… or even like being so with all of this B.S. surfacing. Whatever happened to democracy in action? Our people just sit back and LET the government do these things to us because we’re too damn lazy to do anything about it ourselves. It’s about time we stand up together and do something for everyone. I feel so suppressed. So our government can break laws without punishment but the little guys get hit hard? I think not. I’m not going to take that anymore. DO SOMETHING.

By: CzarCruise

CzarCruise — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:53:29 +0000

I’ve known about this for a while. A couple people I know disagree on terms of the 13th Amendment. Personally I think that taxes are necessary, but not in the form of an income tax. There is no law stating I have to follow the income tax…but I would rather not have my possessions seized illegally by the IRS for not doing so…

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:06:57 +0000

http://www.fairtax.org

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:36:43 +0000

Hear hear @SPREZZATURA.

Do read that first guys. It’s a good documentary by someone who knows how to make his point in film, but that doesn’t mean his point his completely accurate.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:12:27 +0000

CYNIC:
isn’t 14million 10% of 140million?

Oh cancel that 3.5% of the TOTAL population, i gotcha

By: Myke

Myke — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:58:55 +0000

Interesting article on the IDs: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,191857,00.html