(BRUSHABER V. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, 240 U.S.)
"The 16th Amendment created no new power of taxation and did not change the constitutional limitations which forbid any direct taxation of individuals."
You see, we've been scammed by the State since 1913. Our federal government has been lying, deceiving, and stealing from its citizens for 89 years. However, the federal income tax is not unconstitutional because it is VOLUNTARY! If we want to voluntarily assess ourselves and voluntarily pay, the IRS will be glad to accept it.
You are only required to pay if:
1) You are a U.S. citizen with a foreign income.
2) You are a U.S. citizen with income source from a U.S. federal territory, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, or Washington D.C.
3) You are foreign alien living in the U.S. with a domestic income.
4) You are an employee of the federal government.
The key to unraveling the Tax Code is knowing and understanding the operative definition of the word, "SOURCE"! If you are a citizen of one of the 50 states with a domestic income, you do NOT have a SOURCE of income.
Now, maybe the hundreds of court decisions (and the accompanying judges) are in error... but it is clear that we've got to pay if we want to retain our freedom.
The real key is to read code section 1 and its regulation. Why you folks skip over the very first section is like someone starting to read a book from the middle.
3) You are foreign alien living in the U.S. with a domestic income.
4) You are an employee of the federal government.
Aha, finally found a useful purpose of the federal employees and illegal immigrants. They exist to pay OUR taxes ;-)