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Originally posted by earthship35
Right on brother i"m not paying mine either for this or last year.They can put me in jail ,as long as i am costing them money by prosecuting and paying for me to be in jail.Yeah ive decided i WILL be a martyr and stand for what is right,is there anyone who can really say that our constitution is less important than losing my job or house,car,money etc and I'll go to jail to make a stand.Damn right,if enough of us finally get their head out of their asses and wake up to whats going on we just might be able to barely save our way of life.mabe....I pray
Originally posted by johnnyflip
I am glad to see my little experimental thread has garnered all of the usual commentary from all sides.
Now for the truth of the matter. I have not paid any Federal Income tax in over 6 years and there is nothing they can do about it. I am self employed and do most of my work for cash. I do not have a bank account. I own a truck that is technically worth nothing. I have no assets that can be seized by the Feds.
I make a nice comfortable living and I want for nothing. I live in a nice leased home and I am perfectly happy.
For all you negative idiots out there wishing me luck in jail or court,guess what, I havent even ever heard from the IRS, I probably wont, and I dont expect to. So go on and keep flaming me while you get perpetually ripped off by your Oh So Awesome Federal Government. I am going to keep every dime from the fruits of my labour.
Oh, and by the way, the way I have done this is by following the LAW to the letter.
Anyone who wishes me luck n a Federal Pen must be too stupid to read and understand the U.S. Tax Code for Individuals. Morons...
And one other thing, I pay my state taxes on things like DMV,Sales Tax etc. just like everyone else.
Of course you dont hear about people doing this because the Fed doesnt want it catching on.
Now, if more people could catch on to this, then civil disobedience would be all we need to change the country.
Hundreds of people go to jail every year because of tax evasion. Proof your an idiot for thinking this is real
Originally posted by moocowman
reply to post by sanchoearlyjones
If income tax is not constitutional, then does this not mean that the people have nothing to do with it and have been buying into a big scam ?
How can the people disobey, something which they have not created in law ie should not exist ?
Originally posted by earthship35
reply to post by Mr_XIM
AS long as i am costing you idiot tax payers money yea jail aint bad trust me.You are a scared little monkey that doesnt deserve to take the freedom you claim from the people that bled and died for you.I am a disabled vet and have given more than you will EVER know.
Originally posted by fleabit
Taxes have been paid since the dawn of time. You may feel you are a unique and special snowflake that doesn't deserve to pay taxes, but how in the hell do you expect programs, repairs, schools, construction, defense, etc. to get paid?
If everyone took your stance (which btw, has no legs to stand on in a court of law), this country would collapse.
I don't agree with all the places tax money go (mostly black projects and our fine abbreviated agencies), but you are living in a fantasy-land where unicorns poop rainbows, if you really feel NO ONE should pay ANY taxes.
Originally posted by Freenrgy2
Originally posted by moocowman
reply to post by sanchoearlyjones
If income tax is not constitutional, then does this not mean that the people have nothing to do with it and have been buying into a big scam ?
How can the people disobey, something which they have not created in law ie should not exist ?
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
I think this sums it up.
Originally posted by TheAftermath
reply to post by ReelView
For those of you who think the income tax is required, I have a simple question:
Could you post the definition and your source for the word INCOME, as used in the Constitution.
Spare me modern day definitions please.
It is true that “income” is not defined by the Constitution, but the Constitution defines very few words. “Freedom of speech,” “due process,” and “equal protection” are all undefined in the Constitution, and yet those provisions are enforced by the courts. Similarly, the courts can determine what is meant by “income” within the 16th Amendment, and have held that “income” has the same meaning as used in everyday speech. “For the present purpose we require only a clear definition of the term ‘income,’ as used in common speech, in order to determine its meaning in the amendment....” Eisner v. Macomber, 252 U.S. 189, 206-7 (1935), (holding that “Income may be defined as the gain derived from capital, from labor, or from both combined, provided it be understood to include profit gained through a sale or conversion of capital assets.” 252 U.S. at 207). So the lack of an express definition of the word “income” income within the Constitution has consistently been held to be a frivolous objection to 16th Amendment. For example: “As the cited cases, as well as many others, have made abundantly clear, the following arguments alluded to by the Lonsdales are completely lacking in legal merit and patently frivolous: ... (8) the term “income” as used in the tax statutes is unconstitutionally vague and indefinite....” Lonsdale v. United States, 919 F.2d 1440, 1448 (10th Cir. 1990).
I was under the impression (correct me if I'm wrong) that the US was run by the people for the people.