Harry Reid says Paying Taxes in America is VOLUNTARY

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swampy wrote:
YouTube video (Time 4:31) of Harry Reid saying over and over and over and over that paying taxes in America is voluntary!


Maybe this is one of the changes Obama had in mind, voluntary payment of taxes! If it is, I've become a great big Obama fan.

I've actually gone down to the Library of Congress' Main Reading Room and ordered the relevant sections of the US Code on income tax. And in the section that specifies who is liable for paying taxes, I can see clearly why people claim, believe and know that income tax is a voluntary tax. Part of that has to do with the language of the code itself, and while this is not verbatim, it does state something to the effect of such and such has to pay taxes including citizens of Washington DC, Commonwealths and territories.

The code did not mention the US States, it did specify districts, territories, protectorates and commonwealths and their citizens as being subject to Federal tax (i.e. income tax).

But the key word was pointed out to me as being the word "including." Evidently, under legal definition, to "include" something is to exclude everything else. So, if you say including commonwealths, territories, protectorates and districts, it also means that you are excluding everything else - i.e. the states.

I believe this has something to do with sovereignty of the US States. A state is free to impose an income tax on its' citizens as necessary. However, it is beyond the scope of the Federal Government to impose a tax on state residents.

For example. the term always used is "taxpayer" and not "citizen." This underlines the fact that we are not required to pay income tax but that we choose and volunteer to pay the income tax. The Federal Government and Internal Revenue Service rely on the volunteer payment of tax.



Now, what does this mean in real world terms? Practically nothing. Those who have made the argument that we do not have to pay taxes are ridiculed and derided by those who have been forced into fear of paying taxes. Those who choose to push their right not to pay income tax have to jump through continuing hoops with a constant filing of paperwork proving that their liability is, in fact, a fraud perpetrated by the government. Reams of research and supporting documents must be sent every year.

But what are they getting these people on and sending them to jail for? You'll never hear about those who battle the government over the legitimacy of the income tax (because it is illegitimate), you hear about those who go to jail because of tax fraud. Those who choose to file but lie about their income or in some way create fraud in their filings.

Truth is, it's nigh impossible to follow the law and fight the forced imposition of Federal Income Tax. The government has the guns, manpower, weapons, courts, tools and sheer money to crush just about anyone.

Most people will find that it's easier just to pay for the rape of income tax than to fight for the law.