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At 6/20/07 05:18 PM, Tal-con wrote:

Drugs and bribes are illegal, secretive, and therefore nontaxable. You are taxed if you win the lottery, so yeah.

Actually, the IRS stated that ALL forms of income are taxable, including drug money.

It's just something there in case someone is stupid enough to slip up on it.

At 6/21/07 06:52 PM, Tal-con wrote: Because it costs thousands to build even a simple bridge, and leaving the people to pay for it would fuck over poor towns.

One of the revolutionary things about America back in the 18th century was the freedom to live wherever you wanted. I do not believe for a second that this has changed. If the bridge, or anything else for that matter, is really necessary or has some other incentive to it, rather than the government "making jobs" (you are actually destroying jobs) then the private sector will build it, find another way to cope, or people will use their three century old freedom to move somewhere where they can provide for their needs.

At 7/4/06 10:01 PM, FightingForFreedom wrote:

You don't want to pay taxes?

Say good bye to Welfare.
Say good bye to free Public Education.
Say good bye to Firefighters, our Police, and the Military.

None of those services are paid for by federal income tax

the only thing F.I.T. pays for is the interest at the federal reserve bank

At 7/5/06 12:22 AM, FightingForFreedom wrote:

At 7/5/06 12:16 AM, -Rainmaker- wrote: Hmm...
I wonder why it's ruled unjust when everybody knows it's a necessary evil.

I actually seen any credible documents or court rulings saying that Federal Income Taxes are illegal.

the fact that a law can not be produced makes the tax illegal if the statewho bears the burden of proof can't prove & has never proven thier is a law
then to inforce it is totalitarianism (there is a reason we wright or laws down it's so the people who inforce them can't just make shit up)

I'm not a fan of federal tax (who is?) and I contest it's legality as well--but not so much as to avoid paying them. But I am a staunch supporter of the fair-tax, I consider it fairly solid. I think you should be taxed on how much you spend, not how much you make.

A tax is neccessary to the workings of a state. Now, there are various ways to impliment such a tax, including (but not limited to):

Income
Consumption
Exice
Tariff
Property
Luxury
and may others.
Now, back before the 16th amendment, for the most part, taxes were limited pretty much to Excise. That is a tax on the PRIVILEGE of doing something. Back then, it was running a business.
In europe, it is mostly VAT, a consumption (or alees in the US) tax. Either way, you will have to pay money for the collective good of the people.
Point made?