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150 years ago, people didn't need government permission for everyday activities like fishing, owning property, starting a business, or even setting up a lemonade stand. Now, almost everything requires government approval. If you believe you're still free, you're mistaken. You're essentially a controlled human in a tax system.

The US financial situation has some symptoms that are difficult to diagnose. Many believe the problem is high taxes, and while US taxes are indeed very high, that's not the core issue. The real problem is that even with high taxes, they aren't truly funding the government. Instead, the government is financed by treasury bonds, largely bought by the Federal Reserve. The Fed buys these by printing money, backed by the treasury bonds themselves. Essentially, the government is financed by printing money out of thin air. One might ask, if the government can print unlimited money, why collect taxes at all? The shocking answer is that high taxes exist to maintain the illusion that you are funding the government, which you are actually not.

Federal Reserve notes are not taxable income because they are a debt. The 10.40 bonds were used to support the war effort, and although people invested in them, they were not guaranteed to get their money back. The IRS originated from the alcohol, tobacco, and firearms agency in Puerto Rico and is not part of the US government. By law, we are only supposed to pay taxes to support essential governmental services, but the current system forces us to pay for more than what we actually receive. This is like being forced to pay for 18,000 hamburgers when there are only 19 listed on the menu.

At the start of the 20th century, America was the richest country. We used tariffs to defend our workers from unfair trade policies and had no income tax. Foreign companies paid to sell to America. Now, we have the Internal Revenue Service, charging us internally. Politicians who can't manage money keep taking more from us. Donald Trump plans to fix this by creating the External Revenue Service. Foreign companies will pay to sell to the U.S. If they want to compete with American workers, we shouldn't tax our own people. This will ensure that no bureaucrat will cut your benefits.

Speaker 0: There is no law. And to date, nobody has been able to show that there is a law for the average American citizen working day in and day out to pay an income tax. Speaker 1: But We, The People Foundation for Constitutional Education put a full page ad in The USA Today on 07/07/2000. And within the body of that ad was a $50,000 challenge for anyone that could show the law. And to me, $50,000 is a lot of money. So I went after that and did the research based on the fact that I thought, let's put this baby to bed. I'm hearing all these rumors. You know, I'm gonna kill two birds with one stone. I'll answer these people's questions they're asking me, and then I win this $50,000. And, you know, based on the research that I did throughout the year 2000 and that I'm still doing, I have not found that law. I've asked congress. We've asked a lot of people in the IRS, IRS commissioners, helpers. They can't answer because if they answer, the American people are gonna know that this whole thing is a fraud. Speaker 2: There is no law. There is no law that requires the average American worker in the private sector to pay a direct unapportioned tax on their labor and compensation for services. There is no law. Speaker 3: I really expected that, of course, there's a law that you can point to in the law book, the code, that requires you to file a tax return. Of course, there is. I mean, I don't know what it is right then as we as he was speaking to me, but sure. So, naively, I agreed to go off and research it and get back to him. Three and a half months later, I was at that point where I couldn't find the statute that clearly made a person liable, at least not me and, most people I know. And I had no no choice in my mind except to to resign. Speaker 4: I had to leave the IRS because I presented, evidence that I had accumulated indicating that the agency was violating the law and violating people's rights. And I asked the agency for a response to my sincere concerns, and the answer I got was that they would not respond to my concerns and that they would, provide me with the paperwork necessary to tender my resignation. Speaker 5: You can look through the statutes and look for the law that requires you to pay. And when you do that, you can't identify a law that requires the average person in America who earns a wage and works in private business to pay an income tax. Speaker 2: American citizens, along with the foundation, have been asking the IRS to specifically provide them with the the underlying legal foundation upon which they administer and enforce the personal income tax laws in our country. Speaker 3: At the national level, when people would attempt to contact somebody of a much higher authority, say the cons the commissioner, same kind of thing. They wouldn't get they would get answers that were in effect non answers. Speaker 6: You have to understand that an agency which will unlawfully impose a tax that doesn't exist it's not gonna care. If we, the people, don't know what our rights are, they're not gonna tell us. Speaker 4: If Americans just learned that the IRS was actually knowingly deceiving them, that that enough that would be enough for them to rise up and put a stop to it. Speaker 7: 100% of what is collected is absorbed solely by interest on the federal debt. All individual income tax revenues are gone before one nickel is spent on the services taxpayers expect from government. People have been told, you know, that you need this income tax system to fund government, is absolutely ridiculous. I mean, my question is, well, if that's true, how did we fund government from 1776 to 1913? Speaker 8: The main purpose of the income tax is not to raise revenue, but to redistribute wealth and to control society. And a lot Speaker 9: of people might say, well, gee, if there wasn't an income tax, what would happen to education? They don't understand that education is paid for, for the most part, out of state and local taxes, your property tax. People might say, well, how are we going to build and maintain our highways if there's no money coming into the government? We need our highways. There is a tax on every gallon of gasoline that people buy. Proceeds from the income tax do not pay for highway construction. Speaker 10: I believe that in both spirit and substance, our tax system has come to be un American. Death and taxes may be inevitable, but unjust taxes

For 137 years, America had no federal income tax until the 16th amendment in 1913. Abraham Lincoln tried during the Civil War, but it was deemed unconstitutional. Despite this, America had roads and infrastructure before 1913, as shown by the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City subway, Broadway, Penn Station, Grand Central Station, 5th Avenue, Grand Army Plaza, and Wall Street. Public schools may not emphasize this history.

The speaker argues against the idea of paying taxes, claiming that a progressive income tax is a tool for spreading Marxism and communism. They point out that America was founded as a tax-free nation, citing the Boston Tea Party in 1773. However, in 1913, the Federal Reserve and the IRS were created, leading to the introduction of taxes. The speaker believes that those who work harder and earn more money end up paying higher taxes, which they equate to communism. They assert that it is an American duty to refuse to pay taxes, referencing the Communist Manifesto as support for their stance.

In 1913, the American people had direct veto power over federal spending by choosing whether or not to buy government bonds. This system kept government small until the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created an unlimited credit line for the government to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank, bypassing the people's economic veto power. This allowed the government to borrow without needing permission from the people, changing the system significantly.

The year was 1871, and while the events of this year have been purposefully hidden from the masses, 1871 must never be forgotten. Much like Vatican City and the City Of London, Washington, D. C. Has its own sovereignty. Basically, D.C., City Of London, and Vatican City are totally separate territories from the nations in which they reside. Vatican City is technically enclaved within Rome, outfitted with its own special police force and political structure, the same way the City Of London is situated within the city called London, and it has its own flag, crest, police force, ceremonial armed forces, and a mayor. And sure, there are states within The United States that have their own constitution and distinctive flags, but I think most people you'd ask would know that Washington, D. C. Isn't a state. Most folks would tell you that Washington, D. C. Is where our laws are made, where our politicians congregate, and where our White House resides. But on the D. C. Flag, which is said to have been reflective of George Washington's coat of arms, there are three stars. And I wonder, are those stars representative of the three city states that exist as corporate entities outside of their respective nations? Vatican City, the religious hub, the city of London, the banking central, and Washington, D. C, the military leg of the empire. Being its own city state, DC has its own police force that shares a direct link with Congress, its own mayor, and its own set of laws. But our founding father certainly didn't set it up like this. So how did it come to be? The year was 1871. The US was going through a lot of turmoil. The nation was bankrupt and vulnerable after the civil war, and the London bankers, which included the notorious Rothschild family, were ready to make a deal with congress to remedy that turmoil. Turmoil, I might add, that is suspected that the bankers had a hand in creating in the first place. At any rate, these bankers made a lot of credit available in the aftermath of the civil war as a means to, one, fight Lincoln's greenback after he was murdered, with some theorizing that part of the motivation for his assassination came from his push to privatize the monetary system. The second reason that the bankers made so much credit available was to collect on the interest from those who desperately needed the money, which would be the United States government at the time. Now, this was nothing new, this was practice as old as time. Well, as old as Mystery Babylon. Not much has really changed since the days of Babylon, not the usury, not the debt slavery, not even the iconography. Passed by Congress, the Act of 1871 provided a government for the 10 mile parcel of land known as the District Of Columbia, allowing Washington, D. C. To act as a corporation outside of the original Constitution of The United States. So, okay, why does the Washington, D. C. Constitution have nothing to do with The United States constitution? Why exactly is Washington, D. C. Totally separate from the rest of The United States? Why does it need to be separate from The United States, as a separate territory at the epicenter of the Virgin Mary, tucked right between Virginia and Maryland? The Act of 1871 changed our country's founding fathers' original constitution for The United States for America to the constitution of The United States Of America. If you blink, you might miss it because it's a mixture of impactful wording and some weird capitalization thrown in there that pretty means nothing to the average person upon initial inspection. But these subtle changes are a huge deal in the realm of legislation. Compounded with these minor changes was clever marketing of the act as a way to unify the territorial government for the entire District of Columbia. The aforementioned are contributing factors as to how such a major act flew under the radar, ultimately overturning the United States Constitutional Republic. Since 1871, the federal government has usurped nearly all of the power that was formerly held in the hands of the people. But how on earth was Congress able to pass a separate constitution and incorporate The United States? A bunch of attorneys have contacted me about this subject, explaining it to me, thank you for everyone who's done that, but let me break it down to you in a way that won't make you just totally fall asleep. A corporation, by definition, is a legal entity from its owners. A corporation protects its owners from personal liability for corporate debts and obligations within limits. So was the Act of 1871 as harmless as some claim just an act to provide a government for the District Of Columbia and nothing more? We can answer that question by simply stepping back and taking a look at the dominoes that fell after this act was passed, and asking the question: Who benefited from this piece of legislation? Is the Act of 1871 the reason why Congress passed the sixteenth amendment, which allowed the federal government to tax individual personal income regardless of state population? Is the Act of 1871 the reason why the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was passed, handing over America's gold and silver reserves and ultimately the total control of America's economy to the Federal Reserve Bank. Think about it. A private corporation established their private bank, acting as the central bank of The United States, But it isn't even a government institution, but a privately owned banking system. Is it a coincidence that social security numbers started being assigned in 1935, social security numbers being the nine digit numbers given to every U. S. Citizen, and used for income tracking and taxation purposes. Ultimately, individual income taxes have been the primary source of revenue for the U. S. Federal government since the 1950s. These moves make a lot of sense when examined through the lens of The United States as a corporation and its citizens as employees, a corporate government asset before they even go through puberty. But still, throughout all this time, there was a promise that the American dollar was actually worth something. Something tangible, not just the confidence to exchange it for goods and services. A dollar was worth one thirty fifth an ounce of gold. But then President Richard Nixon came along and screwed that up for us. Severing the final link between the dollar and gold in 1971. In other words, he took the dollar off the gold standard once and for all. Steadily, the purchasing power of the dollar has declined while federal and consumer debt has increased. Currently, we're witnessing the culmination of all of these decisions, and it ain't pretty. We're one bad flu season removed from Weimar Republic wheelbarrow money. So who would you say benefited from the Act of 1871? The average US citizen, or the bankers who incorporated The United States, who have been buying politicians ever since? The same Federal Reserve who serves absolutely no real function except stealing the purchasing power of your sixty plus hour work week and then redistributing those funds to destroy your rights and enslave you on your own soil. Hey, just like they did back in Babylon. It's the same folks using the same debt slavery system, time after time. When will we learn that debt with interest is a system of perpetual debt, and is continually passed on to the people beneath, until until the debt gap consumes all but those who own the debt? Well, like I said in the beginning of this video, the most pivotal year in United States history was never taught to me in schoolpublic or privateand never taught to me at a college level. But as Americans, it's so important that we not let this information die with our generation. One of the most important lessons you can teach your children is how to obtain their own freedomhow to identify when their freedoms are being taken from them, and how to demand those personal freedoms and liberties back, instead of waiting around for a hero in the form of a politician to represent them, to offer solutions. During this time, we've seen people of all ages crying out for change. And instead of focusing on the changes we could make that could fundamentally change The United States for the better, especially on an individual level, politicians are selling socialism and communism, aka more government control, to young people looking for an answer. And they beg for it because the future seems so bleak. Whether you play with paper or with digital money, the future will always be bleak if you're a debt slave. If before your foot even touches this earth, you're scanned into the system as an employee of this corporation who does not care about you one bit. The United States is still a great country, but it has its problems, and you know you can riot and loot and protest protest all all you you want. Want, But until the Federal Reserve is ended, until the Act of 1871 is torn into a thousand pieces and thrown into the wind, until the IRS is abolished, and until we move back to the gold standard, we have no chance at experiencing any iota of freedom.

We went from a small tax on tea to being heavily taxed on everything - from earning money to spending it, commuting, owning a home, and even dying. The complexity of our tax system is overwhelming, with over 26,100 pages in the federal tax code alone, not to mention thousands more IRS regulations written by bureaucrats. It's a never-ending cycle of taxation on every aspect of our lives.

We started with a small tax revolt, but now we're taxed on everything - earning, spending, saving, investing, and even dying. We pay taxes on our commute, work, and home, which we already bought with taxed money. The more we earn, the more the government takes. Taxes are everywhere, from our morning coffee to our paycheck.

Speaker 0: In America, we don't have a tax problem. We've got a third world problem. This is not an exaggeration. The United States collects over $2,400,000,000,000 in income taxes every year and then burns $1,500,000,000,000 through fraud, waste, and third world robbery. If the elites actually did their jobs and cut out the waste, the government would only need about $900,000,000,000 to function. And here's the crazy part. That would mean anyone earning under $500,000 a year could pay zero income tax, and everything would still be fully funded. So if this money isn't funding our future, whose dream is it really building? Look at Minnesota. The Somali daycare scandal gave us the answer. Billions of dollars you worked for, money meant to feed hungry kids, was diverted through fake daycare centers, phantom meals, and paperwork designed to approve. Not question, no kids, no food, just checks. Your hard earned labor was turned into Lamborghinis, beachfront mansions, and luxury vacations most of us will never experience even after a lifetime of honest work. On top of that, your tax dollars were routed to foreign organizations The US Military is fighting. Let that sink in. We went from defending liberty to bankrolling the threat. That's not compassion. That's collapse. And when systems fail like this, they don't admit mistakes. They don't apologize for wasting your money. They dig deeper into your pockets to fund their failure.

Democrats plan to expand the IRS with 87,000 new agents, according to the administration's treasury department. One speaker claims to have not paid federal income taxes for 30 years, blaming international bankers and the Federal Reserve. Another speaker criticizes Congress for implementing income tax in 1909 and questions why technological advances haven't made everyone prosperous. They propose a plan to drain the Washington DC swamp. The same speaker claims to be the number one NMD IRS and pays taxes, but also mentions voting for Barack and Hillary as an American thing to do.

My conservative friends believe high taxes are the issue, but the real problem is that taxes don't fund the government. The government is mainly financed by printing money through treasury bonds bought by the fed. Taxes are collected to maintain the illusion that they fund the government, but in reality, money is printed out of thin air to finance it.

In 1894, Congress attempted to implement an income tax but it was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. In 1913, they tried again, but the Supreme Court stated that the 16th Amendment did not grant new taxation powers. Therefore, there is no constitutional basis for taxing the wages of American citizens in the 50 states. A letter from Daniel Inouye's office confirms that there is no specific law requiring individuals to pay income tax, and no one has been able to prove otherwise.

I'm tired of how American citizens are treated as slaves. We're told to work hard and give up half our money, which is then mismanaged or sent overseas. Other countries don't work for our benefit, but we finance theirs. We're constantly working, while the government takes more than half our money through taxes. They claim it's the American Dream, but it's a joke. We're the world's ATM, and it needs to stop. We should be taught personal finance and taxes in school, instead of irrelevant subjects. The government wants us financially ignorant so they can oppress and steal from us. This isn't freedom. I'm tired of being financially oppressed by our own government.

There is a law requiring tax returns, but many struggle to find it. After extensive research, some individuals, including former IRS agents, concluded there is no clear statute making citizens liable to file or pay income tax. They resigned from the IRS after presenting evidence of legal violations and received no satisfactory responses. A challenge was issued for anyone to prove the law exists, but no one has succeeded. Despite widespread belief in the legality of income tax, many question its legitimacy. A class action lawsuit was initiated against the IRS, highlighting the agency's refusal to clarify the legal basis for income tax enforcement. Some citizens maintain that paying taxes is a civic duty to support government services, while others argue for transparency regarding tax laws.

Christopher Gronsky welcomes Jeff Berwick of the Dollar Vigilante to a conversation hosted at destinationfreedom.org. Gronsky says they typically handle tax-related matters, and he frames the discussion around income tax, since their audience includes Americans worldwide and has expanded to people in Australia, Canada, and the UK. Berwick responds by describing his worldview that government is mind control, using brainwashing to make people believe organizations are legitimate. He says people are told they are born in a place and owe money, and he rejects that framing as ridiculous. He also says these organizations are dangerous and may use violence, including death, if someone tries to run away from extortion. On fear, Berwick says he has heard people are afraid to take steps to remove themselves from a “trap” or “illusion.” He encourages viewers to do the paperwork to remove themselves through destinationfreedom.org and to practice meditation to realize “there is no authority over you.” He links indoctrination to schooling, claiming it trains people for years to believe in a lie about authority. He says that once people understand what they really are, they become less worried. Berwick says he had been cautious recommending Gronsky because he wanted evidence it works. He says members of his Vigilante Insiders Club—higher-level, higher-net-worth subscribers—reported that Gronsky’s process worked for them years ago with no problems. Berwick says that, based on long-term observation, he feels comfortable recommending people take the steps. He adds that increasing participation would “stop feeding the beast,” portraying the income tax as transferring energy and labor to “criminal” and “evil” parties. Gronsky emphasizes that their process is “peaceful,” “out in the open,” and driven by paperwork. He says they help people with IRS issues by reviewing how they communicated, whether they used others’ remedies, and what they’ve done on their own. He notes that people often ask for the law requiring most people to file and pay. He says their classes show the constitutional basis and specifically references Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 as giving exclusive legislative authority “in all cases whatsoever,” including jurisdiction described as the District of Columbia and federal territories. Gronsky argues that the income tax liability arises from how people are classified, describing income tax as an excise tax and the offered privilege as “citizenship of choice,” tied to District of Columbia citizenship. He says the tax system governs banking and other activities and that federal citizenship creates worldwide tax liability. He references the 16th Amendment language “from whatever source derived.” He also addresses the April 15 tax deadline by describing that if people do not file, “nobody at the IRS is thinking about you,” and that IRS work proceeds as generated paperwork and automated timelines tied to Social Security numbers, leading to letters. Gronsky says people who refuse to file should recognize it may not create the impact they expect, but they can leave the “swamp” voluntarily. He cites the idea that income tax does not run government but is collected by the IRS on behalf of central bankers, funding interest and transfer payments on debt. He invites viewers to correct what he calls a mistake: leaving the federal jurisdiction they are participating in. The conversation includes discussion of how people may be handled by intermediaries rather than directly by the IRS. Gronsky recounts an example where an IRS levy allegedly resulted in a bank taking money after an IRS agent said the issue was with the bank. He frames this as a system where parties other than the IRS handle practical consequences. Berwick recommends that viewers disconnect from financing and says fear can be met by taking a breath, recognizing the fear as the feeling of being a slave, and then filing paperwork and “walking away.” He also recommends viewers watch “Jones Plantation” to understand how deception works. Gronsky proposes a future conversation involving Pema from Freedom Law School and referencing Stu Peters, aiming to show a peaceful process and let people compare pathways. He directs viewers to destinationfreedom.org for resources and notes Jeff’s materials via dollarvigilante.com, including dollarvigilante.tv for shadow-banned or hard-to-access content. At the end, Berwick reiterates: if someone is in the US paying taxes and does not live in “Washington District Of Criminals,” they should correct that mistake because it will make life better. He closes by saying it is “that simple,” and Gronsky thanks him, mentioning they will connect through their Telegram group.

We went from fighting a 2% tax on tea during the revolution to being taxed on money in various ways today. Taxes are imposed on income, spending, saving, investing, and even driving. The government takes more as you earn more. The federal tax code is 26,100 pages, with over 9,000 additional IRS regulations. Despite this, infrastructure funded by taxpayers is deteriorating. Our founding fathers would be displeased with the current tax system.

I wake up early every day and work for 8.5 hours, but I hardly see the government except on Thursdays when I receive my paycheck. They believe they are entitled to take half of my earnings in exchange for my time, skills, and labor. Throughout the year, I have to keep records and prepare documentation for them to review. If I don't meet their schedule, I face fines, fees, or even imprisonment. This is called taxation, but to me, it feels more like fraud, embezzlement, and slavery. It's time for all of us to stop participating in this.

I'm tired of how American citizens are treated like slaves. We're told to work hard and give up at least half of our money, which is then mismanaged or sent overseas. Other countries don't work for our benefit, but we work for theirs. We finance their well-being while our own problems go ignored. The idea of America being the land of the free is a joke. We work tirelessly while the government takes more than half of our money through various taxes. We're not taught personal finance or taxes in school because they want us to remain ignorant. This is not freedom, it's oppression. I'm tired of our government stealing from us and expecting us to be good to those who want to harm us. It needs to stop.

In 1894, the Supreme Court ruled in Pollock v. Farmers that federal income tax was unconstitutional. However, in 1913, two significant events occurred: the establishment of the Federal Reserve and the introduction of income taxes. The onset of World War I followed in 1914. By the 1930s, the government began taking income directly from paychecks through payroll taxes, a practice that was accepted by the American people. This marked a pivotal moment where citizens consented to the government withholding taxes before they received their earnings, fundamentally changing the relationship between individuals and taxation.

The income tax is seen as unnecessary and a product of a shift in American attitudes towards government. This shift has led to an expansive welfare state and military commitments worldwide, funded by escalating taxes. While the top tax rate has decreased since 1922, the overall tax burden remains high, with government taking over 40% of the economy. The tax system creates a sense of enslavement, requiring individuals to maintain records and face severe penalties for non-compliance. The IRS operates under a presumption of guilt, forcing taxpayers to prove their innocence. Taxation is viewed as confiscation of wealth, contrary to the founding principles of America, and is deemed unnecessary in a libertarian society focused on limited government and individual freedom.

I own 12,000 rental units using debt to minimize taxes. Taxation is seen as a Marxist concept, with progressive income tax aiding communism. America was tax-free until 1913 when the IRS was established. I legally avoid taxes, while hard workers face higher taxes, resembling communism. It's our duty as Americans to resist paying taxes, as outlined in the Communist Manifesto. Translation: I own 12,000 rental units using debt to minimize taxes. Taxation is seen as a Marxist concept, with progressive income tax aiding communism. America was tax-free until 1913 when the IRS was established. I legally avoid taxes, while hard workers face higher taxes, resembling communism. It's our duty as Americans to resist paying taxes, as outlined in the Communist Manifesto.

The government can take your money, tax the sunrise and the trees, and collect fees from businesses. They mix it up with eyes to make it all taste good. The government takes everything to pay for solutions like healthcare, climate change, and pollution, even if it means throwing away the Constitution. They can give a bailout and tell us to behave, making the founding fathers roll over in their graves. The government makes mistakes and is power-hungry, with fictitious economics. Instead of getting fired for failure, they give themselves a raise.