Apparently the original income tax was passed due to assurances that it would only be an itty-bitty tax on really wealthy people. Of course, that is certainly no longer the case. I have great admiration for people who confront the IRS (while risking their own treasure and freedom) because they sincerely believe, rightly or wrongly, that the income tax in its present form is an illegal concoction of contradictory regulations that constitute an onerous burden to the citizenry.
I consider these to be true patriots and resent your terming them "scumbags". To me, the scumbags are the bloodsuckers who depend on the graduated income tax for their livelihood, and would fight to the death against any replacement tax.
Flame away, sir.
Sorry. I used nonspecific language. I should have said: Folks who tell others its okay to break the law because of some half-baked theory are scum. Folks who charge others for the same theories are scumbags.