Thomas Massie aligns well with the last few months of US Debt Clock's messages.
Posted on 02/24/2024 1:14:00 PM PST by C210N
The federal income tax was unconstitutional for most of our county’s existence.
The founders of this country would have never agreed to it.
We should repeal it.
Thomas Massie aligns well with the last few months of US Debt Clock's messages.
ALL taxes are illegal and repugnant to the Constitution.
Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table, At which he’s fed.
Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes
Are the rule.
Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts anyway!
Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he
Tries to think.
Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries Tax his tears.
Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways
To tax his ass.
Tax all he has Then let him know
That you won’t be done Till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers; Then tax him some more, Tax him till He’s good and sore.
Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in Which he’s laid...
Put these words Upon his tomb, Taxes drove me to my doom...’
When he’s gone, Do not relax, Its time to apply The inheritance tax.
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
I agree. Taxation is theft, make no mistake about it.
It is still unconstitutional, evil, immoral, and a blight on the country.
There was a time when elected officials understood they were servants. Now they believe they are royalty. Once that happened, it was the beginning of the end for We, the People.
Nice preserved Union government and states we’ve got on our hands. 2 or 3 of those items could have triggered the American Revolution or Civil War.
It is why direct taxation was not allowed by the Constitution.
The income tax was pushed by Progressive ideologists, because they believed all government was good, more government was better, and any restriction on government was evil.
Progressive ideology triumphed in the 1930's with the election of Hoover and then Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). It was cemented into place with the FCC and Roosevelt's stacking of the Supreme Court with Progressives, while WWII censorship and the FDR administration made sure the radio networks were stocked with ideological Progressives. The radio networks became the television networks. Control over the information flow in Progressive hands meant Progressives maintained political control until at least 1994.
Watergate was an interior and media coup against President Richard Nixon.
https://youtu.be/N37IWeQFwqs?si=aehnibfQUvRSkOsg
“The Government Can”
Tim Hawkins - funny but sad at the same time.
They are questing to tax wealth and 401’s. Hell, there’s probably some democrat fiend out there scheming to tax taxes!
Blame the Populist Party.
I’ve been saying the same for years to anyone who would listen. The “per capita” tax (i.e., income tax) prohibited in the Constitution was there to preserve the power of the states. When that abomination was modified and allowed, it allowed the feds to reach into the pockets of the citizens of the states. Then the states had to go begging to big FedGuv to get, say, highway monies back to the states. The states created the federal government, but now FedMonster is in charge. Repeal the federal income tax.
Frédéric Bastiat said it best in his great, classic work “The Law” when he talks about the types of plunder. I highly recommend everyone read it and also get the children’s version to read to the kids and grandkids.
“The Law”, with forward by Walter E. Williams:
https://fee.org/media/14951/thelaw.pdf
“The Law” for children:
https://fee.org/articles/bastiat-for-younguns/
All?
Before the communistic Sixteenth Amendment, the federal government was funded by tariffs. Of course, it mostly stuck to the things delegated to it by the states, particularly national defense . . .
I'd be hardpressed to say the prime purpose isn't to redistribute wealth and take away from the financially successful...
So sayeth Wesley Snipes.
Which amendment was it ... exactly ... that transformed it to constitutional?
That’s the point. They never made it constitutional.
The 16th amendment allows for income taxes.
The 16th amendment allows for income taxes.
The 16th Amendment makes it constitutional!
In addition to what you guys said, the early congress was not paid a salary. They did have a stipend, but a salary was viewed as something corruptible, since congress could increase their own salaries. With salaries, they make it their careers, as opposed to being equals among the People.
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