“We will never be a FRee people so long as we have and income tax and an IRS!”
You’re dead on, absolutely right, yet even though the income tax is more than a century old, just a few years ago I was attacked on FR any time I suggested that this is NOT a free country! I notice that such statements are not attacked so vigorously now. I pray that the Donald can change things and he seems to be working hard to do so but I don’t know how freedom can be restored when it appears that the majority of Americans, even those who claim to be freedom loving patriots, don’t seem to have a real concept of freedom. Most would accept something far more restrictive than our actual constitution will allow and call it freedom even though it is far removed from true freedom.
I will see my 73rd birthday in five weeks and while the situation during my childhood was far better than now nothing close to real freedom has existed in this country during my lifetime. Those who think otherwise either lack knowledge or have a vastly different idea of freedom than I have ever had.
The income tax fundamentally altered the relationship between the American people and the government.
Prior to the 16th Amendment being passed, We the People were the masters and the government was our slave.
Subsequent to passage of the 16th, We the People became slaves. And, you are correct, very few realized what had happened. The only discussion we have been having since 1913 is what percentage slave are we?
We fought a Civil War (well, The War of Northern Aggression!) over slavery. It seems to me that the form of slavery we all have had to endure since 1913 is worth fighting to end!
That master/slave relationship will flip back in favor of We the People when FAIRtax is the law of the land!
I’ll be 76 in two weeks. Been advocating for the National Retail Sales Tax since April 17, 1991. FAIRtax is at the top of my Bucket List!