Income as defined in Slaughter-House Cases, supra; Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U. S. 11; Giozza v. Tiernan, 148 U. S. 657, 148 U. S. 662; Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U. S. 623, 123 U. S. 663; Barbier v. Connolly, 113 U. S. 27, 113 U. S. 31; Kelly v. Pittsburgh, 104 U. S. 78, 104 U. S. 80; Davidson v. New Orleans, 96 U. S. 97 shows that the Supreme Court has decided on various occasions that labor is considered PERSONAL PROPERTY.
The rulings of these have substantial ability to rule out claims in which the income tax, a tax on labor, is unjust in regards to Supreme Court decision listed above, as labor is clearly defined in the Supreme Court as is Income, the former(labor) being an exchange of services. The latter (income) being corporate gains or profits.
Further, in Coppage V. Kansas, within the ruling of said case “Chief among such contracts is that of personal employment by which labor and other services are EXCHANGED for money or other forms of property.”
In MERCHANTS’ LOAN & TRUST CO. v. SMIETANKA, 255 U.S. 509 (1921)the Supreme Court ruled that “There can be no doubt that the word must be given the same meaning and content in the Income Tax Acts of 1916 and 1917 that it had in the act of 1913.” Which again did not apply ‘income’ to personal labor, which was considered an exchange.
A Former I.R.S Commissioner stated that ‘..within the courts these (IRS’s) arguments have a 100% chance of being shot down..” And in fact, they are, as nearly 57.5 million citizens dodged their income tax without incident.
In fact, the 1040 form is unconstitutional as you can be prosecuted for its contents, a breach of the 5th Amendment which clearly states that .” .nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation..” You cannot be held liable for not filing, as it would breach your constitutional right to self-incrimination.
Furthermore, the Income Tax is a Direct Tax that is not apportioned, meaning spread amongst the people. The constitution states that there be no tax that is direct and not apportioned.
You may ask how we will pay for Government programs and defense without the income tax, or road ways. The list of government taxes are as follows.
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines
(indirect taxes)
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax
(FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax
(42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax Interest expense
(tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges
(tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties
(tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes
(Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
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 non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Traffic Fines
(indirect taxation)
Trailer Registration Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
In the words of one of our forefathers “If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered.” – Thomas Jefferson
Sources The Tax Foundation(http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/542.html), Find Law(http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html)
