Originally Posted by
alanh
1. The Constitution authorizes taxes.
2. Both houses of Congress passed and the President signed the Internal Revenue Acts of 1954 and 1986, and this law is on the books as chapter 26 of the US Code. Section 1 is the law that says the tax exists; Section 6011 requires a tax return.
3. The 16th Amendment cleared up the issue of whether tax on income from rents and royalties was a property or income tax (in response to Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co). Income taxes on wages were legal prior to the 16th being passed, so repealing it won't help.
My understanding is that there is a tax on gains but not on actual income (I am no expert and am going on what I've heard others discuss). There is a debate that income is not a "gain" because I am trading my time and abilities for an equal amount of pay so no "gain" is received.
Currently there is a couple who are protesting their court trial on this premise. They are holed up in their home surrounded by police, DHS, etc and have been for months now. You can search if you want to find it, I won't post any link.