Treasury Letter from 1984

[JohnnyCash]

Yes, I've read the book.
"The current income tax .. is an avoidable .. regulatory excise tax on the incoming transfer of Federal Reserve notes and workers are not informed that they have an alternative right to have their labor taxed as property under the Constitution's two Direct Tax Clauses."

and since there are no direct taxes in effect, this worker owes no income tax.

[shikamaru]

Yes, I've read the book.
"The current income tax .. is an avoidable .. regulatory excise tax on the incoming transfer of Federal Reserve notes and workers are not informed that they have an alternative right to have their labor taxed as property under the Constitution's two Direct Tax Clauses."

and since there are no direct taxes in effect, this worker owes no income tax.

Direct taxes at the federal level has only been assessed on two objects: real estate and slaves.

Springer v. United States (1880).

[JohnnyCash]

Direct taxes at the federal level has only been assessed on two objects: real estate and slaves.

I don't think so. Here's a direct tax from 1798. http://ctcwarrior.com/lawfuldirecttax.pdf

[shikamaru]

I don't think so. Here's a direct tax from 1798. http://ctcwarrior.com/lawfuldirecttax.pdf

It will thus be seen that whenever the government has imposed a tax which it recognized as a direct tax, it has never been applied to any objects but real estate and slaves.

SPRINGER v. U S, 102 U.S. 586 (1880)

[allodial]

It will thus be seen that whenever the government has imposed a tax which it recognized as a direct tax, it has never been applied to any objects but real estate and slaves.

Re: slave - perhaps see also employee, servant.