I recently watched a movie called freedom to facism, this movie claims that "legally" we do not have to pay taxes. I know about the 16th amendment but that does not apply to people earning a regular wage. What do you guys think? I would like to know where it specifically states we have to pay income taxes.
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only two sure things in life. death and taxes
i once watched a movie where a man could put on a cape and fly. guess what? didn't work for me!!
dont pay your taxes and find out. it wont be fun.
duh
Check out the Internal Revenue Code.
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Great documentary. every american needs to watch that!
yes
16th amendment??
Yes.
And, clearly, you don't know about the 16th Amendment. Here it is:
"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."
Using the scientific model, you be the test subject. You buy stuff at a store and refuse to pay the STATE tax, then work all year, and then don't pay your Federal tax. Report back to see if anyone notices.
My guess is that if there wasn't a law to pay taxes, a lot more people wouldn't.
hahaha. try that with the government. yes you have to pay taxes.
There are not specifically stated taxes or taxation rates in documents like The Bill of Rights or the US Constitution... but the federal government reserves the right to tax wages to provide services to the public. The federal, state, and local governments all reserve the right to tax wages earned to provide for education, infrastructure, social services, etc. The current rate of income taxation falls around 22% of your wages when you factor in all the state, federal and local taxes you pay (give or take depending on area of course).
Did you know that during the cold war, income taxes were somewhere around 70% of your wages? The federal government can raise or lower tax rates as it sees fit... and if you don't believe that... don't pay them! If you want to be arrested for tax evasion and pay even more money, that is your choice!
To my knowledge, the only people exempt from income tax are those on wellfare or collecting social security, and the president of the united states. Obviously those are not taxed, because Welfare and Social Security are government money... and that would be kind of stupid for the government to tax themselves. The President of the US does not have to pay income tax because i mean... come on, rookie NFL players who sit the bench make more money than the Prez... doesn't the dude deserve some kind of a perk?
THE CONSTITUTION GIVES THE GOVERNMENT THE RIGHT TO TAX! The 16th Amendment says it clear as day... and beyond that its in one of the millions of adendums and bills that are passed daily about how taxation works. Taxation is not against the constitution... and without it you would be living in a third world country in a little hut and catching your food with a wooden spear. This is a stupid arguement!
Bullshit it doesnt go toward services... 40% of all tax revenue by the FED goes to education. Why dont you take an ECONOMICS class?
The Libertarian Argument has been made and even executed on a number of occasions by a number of brave souls. Unfortunately, time and time again, the argument is not upheld by the courts.
See the provided source.
even if we didn't, i wouldn't mess with the IRS. those guys will come take your home, car, land, pets, whatever, and laugh while they do it.
Hmmm..have you been to that nice public library lately or taken a long drive on that freeway that just added a few more lanes to each side? Hey, isn't it wonderful that the local high school built a new gym and thank God for the free clinic where Maggie was able to get treatment for her sudden illness. Good thing, because Maggie's parents are in hard times now and another bill would have just put them over the edge. And what about the wonderful state and national parks, they sure are a treasure.
Just some examples here and there are infinate examples similar to what I have highlighted here. WHERE DO YOU THINK THE FUNDS COME FROM TO MAINTAIN THESE THINGS??
Oh, did I hear you say "taxes?"
Additional Comment to your additional comment:
Can you provide a source that states that ALL of our income taxes go to paying interest on the National Debt? I want to see it.
I'm originally from Missouri and you have to SHOW ME!
And besides, the general term of taxes was used here. I would think that would include ALL taxes whether it be Federal, State, County, City or even Sales tax.
You need to re-read the 16th amendment. Then check the IRS laws.
Then go for a year without paying taxes and see what happens. If you have the patience, read through the website shown below.
TITLE 26 %26gt; Subtitle A %26gt; CHAPTER 1 %26gt; Subchapter A %26gt; PART I %26gt; 搂
搂 1. Tax imposed
The 16th Amendment: "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."
The movie is wrong. Plenty of people have argued its claims before the courts and lost. Remember, the 16th Amendment was passed AFTER the Supreme Court initially struck down the first attempt at an income tax. The 16th Amendment authorizes the government to collect taxes on income. Income includes wages, interest, investments, rental payments, etc.
The specidic statutes passed by Congress are found in Title 26 of the United States Code.
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