My understanding of "income tax," as explained by countless others...is a tax levied against the "fruits of your labor," but not the labor itself...if you manufacture something, or you produce something, from raw materials...then you are supposed to pay an "income tax" on the profits made from the sale of those products...if you are but a laborer in the pits, pushing buttons and punching a time clock, then you are under no obligation to pay "income tax" on your paycheck...but that's what they say about what's on the books...
That being said...taxation has always been about theft...if we were not threatened with imprisonment for not paying taxes, we wouldn't pay them...any financial remittance made to a central government under that type of duress, can be categorized as nothing but theft...and theft, under any terms, is illegal.
Agreed. If taxation is such a great thing that we all need, then why do they have to force it onto us?
I understand this is a rhetorical question...however, the only reason for forced remittance of income tax is to maintain the status quo...were it not for taxes, those in power would be powerless to impose their will on the average citizen...they could not afford to house and maintain standing armed forces...and without that they couldn't enforce a traffic violation, let alone impose taxes...
I don't see any question mark. What is the question?
You placed a question mark at the end of your comment...
...which led me to believe it was a rhetorical question
Duh, my bad. I did not read you comment correctly initially. Thanks for the comment.
No worries... :)
For real.
Statism: ideas so good, they have to be mandatory.