> “Of course tourists are subject to US Income Tax. If they derive income in the US they have to pay taxes on it like anyone else.”
Tourists on tourist visa or for stated tourism are not income earners and are not authorized to earn income while in the USA unless they have a work permit in which case they have a different type of visa, hence they are not tourists.
Why are you confusing tourist visas with work visas?
I’ll tell you why. Because you have no point and are unwilling to admit it. So you make crap up. It’s so obvious.
Go away and don’t bother me anymore.
In your original statement you said nothing about the type of visa. You said tourists are not subject to US income tax. You were wrong.
People earning income in the US are subject to US Income Tax laws regardless of visa status. If a tourist violates their visa and earns income, they owe the taxes. Of course, if they honor their 'tourist' status they wont earn income and won't owe taxes, but that's completely different than not being subject to our laws.