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 Free PDF Download of this book February 21, 2010
Big Daddy (Present)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Here is a link to download a copy of Irwins book for FREE. The thing that people don't get is that we pay some of the fewest taxes of any country in the world. Look at Europe. My Point is WE HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING. All the "PAY NO INCOME TAX" people.....The roads, military, infrastructure and education for your children is NOT FREE so what arrogant sense of FALSE ENTITLEMENT Gives you the right to PLAY GOD....HE SAID TO RENDER UNTO CAESAR WHAT IS CAESARS. Get a Life, quit bitchin and being a victim and spend some time WORKING LIKE THE REST OF US. YOU ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE PARASITES WHO LIVE OFF WELFARE....
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 Everyone Should Have A Copy March 27, 2009
C. MacGowan (Escondido, Ca)
Everyone should have a copy. I met Irwin on several occasions and he knows his stuff. My copy has all the court cases sited in the book. The original book did not include those references, so he made them available at a later time. The book is a history lesson and one point that I like to ask is why would people vote to change the Constitution knowing that their vote would mean the government would then have the right to tax them at any amount they so chose. The original amendment was touted as a tax the rich amendment, but even that was unconstitutional, so what the Supreme Court decided on was a tax the profits of the rich. If your business showed a profit(income), then it could be taxed, so businesses figured out ways to not show profits. The wage tax that individuals pay today was a war tax (WWII) to help pay for the war and that after the war was over was never removed. It has nothing to do with the 16th Amendment and Irwin proves this in his book.
State Constitution July 31, 2007
R. C. Camille (Northwood, NH, USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
After you read this book, get a copy of your state's Constitution so that you can start the other vital process and empower yourself - remember, the dismantling of this corrupt regime begins in your town, your city, your state. All of your real power is given to you in your state's Constitution. Holding officials accountable - that's the process we've got to start. Downsizing government - from local/state, and then federal.
Also, google Ron Paul.
 Great for entertainment value... August 4, 2006
C. A Johnson (Washington, DC)
11 out of 35 found this review helpful
...but that's all it is. The book makes a lot of amusing arguments as to why you don't need to pay tax and you may find it funny if you are a tax attorney (as I am), accountant, enrolled agent or any other kind of tax practitioner. Considering Mr. Schiff is in prison for tax evasion now, I'd consider this book to be completely bogus. A good laugh, yes; good advice, definitely not.
To be read with a grain of salt October 12, 2005
14 out of 27 found this review helpful
While I agree that Schiff makes some interesting points in his claims such as paying the income tax is voluntary, that 'income' does not include wages, that it is okay to file a zero 1040 return, etc., following such advice will be fine until the IRS comes knocking at your door.
And eventually the IRS will find out. The IRS (legally or not) has nearly unlimited power in this country to levy wages, seize property, or send you to prison no matter how right you believe your interpretation of the law is. Schiff has been to jail, Schiff is in court right now and may lose everything and face life in prison. As convincing as the material is in Mr. Schiff's book, his claims have not been held up in the US court of law.
Schiff claims our courts & government are corrupt. As corrupt as they may be, the courts are where right/wrong are decided in the US and they can fine or imprison you no matter how sincere or true your views on taxation are. Being correct in your view of the law does not necessarily win you lawsuits or hold you blameless in the eye of the court, as Schiff and others have learned. I am not saying the IRS or government is fair or I agree with them, but they make the rules and who says life is fair?
The only solution to me would be to simply leave the country if you do not like the IRS or our government. Many people have defended the points Schiff has before and have lost in court. Why Schiff insists on staying in the US and defending these points again and again despite his views on the corruption of the legal system and being imprisoned before is beyond me. Anyone who has read this book or any of Schiff's materials is strongly urged to do a web search for the words TAX PROTESTOR FAQ for more information on these issues before they make any commitment to follow his advice.
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