A video from ....

[wildbilln864]

Aaron Russo. Watch it here.
It's about the present tax system. It's really amazing and it made me angry. Everyone should see this IMHO!

[originalpckelly]

1. Actually, there is both a constitutional amendment and law...

allowing the collection of taxes:
"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration." -16th Amendment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

In addition, there is a law that provides for the collection of taxes:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26.html

[wildbilln864]

2. I'm sorry but you're wrong....

Read the Stanton decision of the SC! The 16th ammendment allows no new power to tax! Watch the video before commenting please. You'll be better informed!

[wildbilln864]

3. some additional info...

is here.

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The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was never ratified by a majority of the sovereign States.

This is the Amendment that allegedly entitled the Federal Agent (government) in the federal territory of Washington, D.C. and their private collection company, the IRS, to collect "income tax" as falsely declared to be ratified in February 1913.

After an exhaustive year long search of legislative records in 48 sovereign states (Alaska & Hawaii were not admitted into the Union until after 1913). The only record of the 16th Amendment having been confirmed was a proclamation made by the Secretary of State Philander Knox on February 25, 1913, wherein he simply declared it to be "ineffect", but never stating it was lawfully ratified.

Even if the 16th Amendment were properly ratified, according to Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution, it has always been unconstitutional for the U.S. Federal Government to directly tax We the People in their property, wages, salaries, or earnings. The judges of the U.S. Supreme Court rejected any claims that the 16th Amendment changed the constitutional limits on direct taxes in Brushaber v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 240 U.S. 1, when they ruled that it "created no new power of taxation" and that it "did not change the constitutional limitations which forbid any direct taxation of individuals".

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[BlackHawk706867]

4. I would love to see a citizen challenge this by not paying taxes! eom ww

[wildbilln864]

5. watch the video...

millions of Americans don't file returns according to the film!

[wildbilln864]

6. Also it's about....

the present state of fascism we find our country in today! Partly because of this authoritarian tax system.
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