[–] RunsWithScissors 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If you've heard all your life that it's illegal, you probably were raised in a somewhat crazy far-right environment. Since the US Constitution is the highest law of the United States, and it's explicitly allowed by the 16th Amendment, the claim that an income tax is "illegal" makes about as much sense as the claim that voting is illegal.
All US residents (and many US citizens earning income abroad) are subject to a federal income tax. Most states also have state-level income taxes for residents of those states. States without a state-level income tax are: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.
Note that those states have higher sales and/or property taxes to make up the difference.
[–] mcwilshire ago
It's pretty thin stuff:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_protester_Sixteenth_Amendment_arguments
[–] Vladimir_Komarov 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It was established when we adopted our 3rd central bank called the Federal Reserve. Since each dollar put into circulation is actually borrowed from the Federal Reserve with interest due, the Income tax is a way for the everyday person to pay for privilege of that fiat currency.
[–] Thyhorrorcosmic103 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Wyoming, Alaska, Florida, Nevada, washington, South Dakota, and Texas are the only states that DO NOT impose state level income tax. And usually people use the 16 amendment as an argument against having to pay personal income tax.
[–] FilmMakingShitlord 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
People say it's illegal because our founding fathers didn't want us to get taxed on income. The constitution had to be amended to allow it. It doesn't make it illegal, but it would be illegal when the country was founded.
[–] crankypants15 ago
The original constitution said that earned income should not be taxed by federal authorities. It said that only unearned income (like interest) should be taxed. But an amendment changed that. Some people say the amendment wasn't ratified by every state, but it was. It's been debunked for a long time.