Why do we pay taxes if there is no law that requires us and the supreme court agreed?

Question

There is no mandated law that requires taxation? The supreme court agreed in 1898 and 1913...Further, the only writing about it says that it is "voluntary cooperation". So why do we pay?

For all the answers that say income taxes provide this and that...You're wrong. Gas tax fixes and builds roads. Property tax pays for schools.

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Answer 1

Three words....I..R...S....the folks that most Americans fear more than the CIA, more than the FBI or the "Secret Service", more than Pat Robinson even....
These are some scary folk....jeeze.....they will chase down your three-legged goat and milk it for any dram of sustenance it can get.
Voluntary? Yeah...like handing over our milk money to the bully in the schoolyard....pay up..or else!!!

Answer 2

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Why do we pay taxes if there is no law that requires us and the supreme court agreed?
There is no mandated law that requires taxation? The supreme court agreed in 1898 and 1913...Further, the only writing about it says that it is "voluntary cooperation". So why do we pay?

Answer 3

Sorry, but you're wrong. Title 26 of the US Code, also known as the Internal Revenue Code, is the implementing law on income taxes. Title 26 resulted from the 16th amendment which some folks (incorrectly, by the way) assume allowed income taxes.

The 16th amendment allowed the government to levy income taxes WTHOUT APPORTIONMENT, which simply meant that every American would pay the same rates instead of having the levy based upon census data and state population.

Your claim the Supreme Court agrees with the "tax protest" position is simply false. There has been no such ruling from the Supreme Court. Any ruling prior to the 16th Amendment on the issue would have been nullified by the Amendment and virtually all rulings since then have validated both the Amendment and the legislation that was passed since the Amendment was ratified.

Answer 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSW_M5_jPkA this guy wrote the tax code and here is what he has to say about it

Answer 5

The sixteenth amendment was ratified after the Supreme Court made its declaration about the income tax. This issue has gone to court many times since, and the tax protestors who refuse to pay their taxes don't win.

But keep on believing that, and spread the word loudly. Your living expenses will go down a lot once you start receiving free room and board in a federal prison - that will probably save you even more than saving by not paying your income tax.

Answer 6

Better re-read the Constitution, pal.

Answer 7

Gee.....lots of tax protesters around here lately.

Answer 8

So you can drink clean water and in some cases so you don't run out of water after spring run off. Meaning water purification and dams.

Paved roads and side walks, street lights, bridges, school's, libraries,

Police Departments, Fire Departments, Ambulance Services, Public Health, Human Services, Mental Health Facilities, and EMT's

Court House, Detention facilities, Prisons, Prison employee's

Motor Vehicle Division,Postal System, etc., etc., etc., etc.

In 1913, for most people for transportation, rode horse and buggy on muddy roads.

Henry Ford invented the Model A in 1903 and in 1909, the model T. The model A was an automobile. The model T was a truck.

Very few people could afford them.

It amazes me that you wonder why we pay taxes, when we are so spoiled that we don't walk any where any more.

We want the luxury of every thing imaginable and don't want to pay for all the services we receive that our tax dollars pay for.

Every time you drive, you are driving on a road that my tax dollars paid for. If you work for a Government Agency, then my tax dollars are paying your wages.

How old are you. If your either young or dumb, I hope I have been able to educate you on taxes.

Thank you for the question.

Answer 9

Taxes pay for a lot of things that makes U.S. better than other countries. Atleast we have things that other countries can't afford because they don't pay taxes and their governments are corrupted.

Protection: Counter terrorists, FBI, SWAT, jails.

Order: Streets, freeways, stop lights, stop signs, light posts.

Entertainment: Sports stadiums, skate parks, amusement parks.

Medical: Hospitals, clinics.

Environments: Removing toxins, polution.

Unemployment: Rates, wages, employment rates.

Those are just a few examples. If you travel to another country you'll see a big difference compared to the American life style. Their places look ghetto compared to U.S. because they don't have tax payers paying to keep their countries looking good.

Like unpaved roads, slum areas, poluted waters, unsanitary hospitals.

Answer 10

Don't pay your property tax for three years & see what happens! Ohhh...& be sure to tell the feds..."I don't have to pay taxes & I aint a gonna pay them to you!" Problem is the sociolist's have been so effective at under mining our guarentee's of freedom by infiltrating bogus politicians into our system, that the population of America NO LONGER has TRUE representatives protecting our freedoms. Paying farmers not to grow crops, pork barreling for votes, "FREE" public programs like DSHS, sociol security disability for young drunks/druggies etc. Somebody's got to pay for all this "sociol engineering" & guess what...it's YOU!!! The difference between communism & fascism is... communists tell you that the government owns all of value for the good of all. Fascists tell you that you own your property, business etc, as long as you do with it as you are instructed to do by "law"!
Start a business & hire a couple employees Then tell Uncle Sam that your not paying employee taxes on them, no way, no how. Also tell your local "labour & industries dept. that your gonna be paying your employees 20% under the states law pertaining to minimum wage. THEN, let me know what happens!!!
See, the problem is politicians(magicians!) have been elected into office & have successfully replaced our "representatives". Americans seem to be bewildered by these great politicians(magicians) that promise them something for nothing, then are stupified when they find out that their broke financially & stradled by layer after layer of restrictive laws! I mean even death is now taxed!!!
Americans have been so conditioned to vote for the democrat republican party that they no longer realize that their is another viable party to vote for called the libertarian party. Problem is, the Libertarian party does not field politicians(magicians!) for office so the promise of something for nothing can not be made. Instead they field "representatives" for office that are dedicated to shrinking government/taxes as far as possable & still maintain a national defence.
So if you are still wondering why "WE" pay taxes(burden) look no farther than our democrat republican party, for THEY are the answer to your question. Good day!