I just read this article,
IRS loses challenge to prove tax liability, and it brings up some good points. I've always known that an income tax was not in the constitution and
considered it unlawful but I never thought of quite like this. The IRS
can tax profit, but working is a trade
that we do not profit from.
Hence, they cannot tax our income when we apply that trade.
I never thought of it from this perspective but it makes absolute sense:
"The IRS lets Wal-Mart sell a trillion
dollars worth of goods, but they can back out their cost of goods
[before being taxed,]" he said. "The IRS considers, in the case of a Wal-Mart wage earner, 100 percent of what he takes in is profit."
"But he's using his life, energy and work lifespan, and depleting it as
he goes," Cryer told WND. "[Working] is a God-given fundamental right
that is protected under the Constitution and can't be taxed any more
than exercising freedom of speech."
Furthermore, when pressed for the actual constitutional provision, the
IRS wont (or should I say can't) come up with a specific one to back up
income tax:
Spokesman Robert Marvin in Washington's
IRS office told WND the Internal Revenue Code provides for taxation on
salaries or wages, but when pressed for a specific citation, or
constitutional provision, he said, "I can't comment."
The government is bullying us and stealing our money that we EARN
working legally. I for one do not profit from my labor, even though
the IRS takes my money under such a guise.
For more information on the unlawfulness of taxing income check out this site,
truthattack.org.