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But the authority you're asking about is contained in a mind-numbingly complex series of Acts of Congress and legal decisions in case law, one build on top of the next. The staggering volume of this legal mess invites challenges from those who would like to find a single line somewhere that brings down the house of cards and proves it all invalid. It is true that it took several false starts before the legal foundation for taxing personal income was strong enough to make it a permanent source of revenue for the U.S. government. The first U.S. income tax, enacted in 1862 to pay for the Civil War, was repealed 10 years later.
Originally posted by eLPresidente
at least they paid a few thousand in paper and ink to print those 57,000 pages.
Originally posted by eLPresidente
at least they paid a few thousand in paper and ink to print those 57,000 pages.
Originally posted by jjkenobi
I completely agree with the OP. This isn't a reason not to proceed, but the tax laws need to be written specifically in a way so that GE can't determine next year the tax will cost us x amount, so we will increase the prices on our goods by x, thereby passing the tax on to us consumers.
Originally posted by Afterthought
We should all declare our home lives as businesses and start paying ourselves every time we clean, do the bookkeeping of our bills, pay our bills, drive ourselves or others places, fix something, maintain the lawn, etc.
After all, when we aren't working for "the man", we're working for ourselves.
This way, whenever we have to buy anything for our "home business" such as light bulbs, cleaning supplies, etc., it would be tax exempt. My neighbor could come over every so often and purchase an egg from me for a quarter and I could buy a stamp off her.
Also, we should all, or rather those of us who have jobs outside of the home, need to declare ourselves tax exempt on the W-4 forms. They can be changed at any time and it only take a few minutes.edit on 17-11-2011 by Afterthought because: (no reason given)