Blones said:
No, because the Supreme Court has ruled it so. Originally, the Constitution provided for direct taxes, which are divided equally amaongst the citizens, and indirect taxes, which you can avoid buy not purchasing the taxed item. The income tax is neither of these. Now, most people think that the 16th amendment granted Congress the power to levy income taxes, but this is not so. In the case of Stanton v. Baltic Mining Co., the Supreme Court ruled that "the 16th Amendment conferred no new power of taxation." Furthermore, in the case of Doyle v. Mitchell, the court defined the word "income" in the 16th amendment as meaning corporate profits, NOT personal wages. It's perfectly legal to tax a corporation's profit, but not an individual's earnings. |
1. Not even close to 100% of income taxes go to pay the national debt. IIRC it's about 20% or 25% currently.
2. Go ahead and try not paying your income taxes and see if the courts don't allow you to be imprisoned.
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