LEGALITY OF INCOME TAX
THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION

Statements used by the government in defense of the income tax can be found in the following sources:

  1. A 1999 IRS web site piece titled "Why Do I Have To Pay Taxes?"
  2. The 1996 Luckey Report by the Congressional Research Service answering 20 "Frequently Asked Questions About the Federal Income Tax"
  3. Senator Inouye's 1989 reply o a constituent, based on research by the Congressional Research Service
  4. The 1985 Ripy report by the Congressional Research Service in reponse to Bill Benson's 16th Amendment research

Some other arguments by the government can be found in the following books:

  1. Investigating the federal Income Tax, Joe Bannister, 1999 (pages 8-10, 27-31)
  2. Why No One is Required to File Income Tax Returns, William Conklin, 1996 (pages 20, 29, 31).  See www.anti-irs.com
  3. The Law That Never Was, Volume II, William Benson, 1985 (page 2). See www.freedomabovefortune.com