All Posts Tagged With: "tax protestors"
Fiscal Force
I know ev’rybody earns; And I carefully compare it with the income-tax returns;” —W. S. Gilbert, Princess Ida April is the cruellest month, for reasons other than what T. S. Eliot had in mind. This is the month in which you must account for yourself to Caesar. The authorities, having relieved you of a goodly [...]
1Jul2010 | Sheldon Richman | 1 comment | ContinuedIs the Income Tax Unconstitutional?
Wishful thinking, always a temptation, is hazardous. Example: An awful lot of people think the income tax as it applies to private-sector wage earners is illegal—even unconstitutional—and they assume that if they can only come up with the right legal arguments, judges will strike down the tax and make America a free society once more. [...]
1Sep2006 | Sheldon Richman | 19 comments | Continued-
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