As a side note, I’m always wondering when Fed.gov would begin a campaign against Amish.
They don’t attend public schools, they don’t get vaxxed, they don’t listen to state-run media, they hunt at will without licenses, they own guns, and probably lots of them. The barely pay taxes, and run their own mostly-closed economies.
As I learned in China - its very dangerous to have anyone like this outside of control of the party and state.
They don’t pay into social security, I’m not sure about medicare tax but I think they don’t pay that as well. They do pay state, federal and their property taxes and collect sales taxes on any stuff they sell to the public. They are hardly tax cheats. What they barter between themselves is another issue but I don’t want any tax guys getting nosy trying to find out! There are lots of “in kind services” they might trade between themselves that could be considered taxable if properly valued, but if no talky and no paper worky...then no records to audit.