Question on the constitution (more clear)?

Our constitution says nothing about the people paying taxes to the government.



So my question is: Is it possible to live without paying taxes. (according to the constitution, it should be possible).



If so, why do we still pay taxes? - (when we don't want to, because I know some people do want to)









OK, so your saying a bunch of people got together (government), and decided that everyone is going to pay them taxes, and they decide how they want to spend that money?



We work, we use our time, and we cant keep our money?

I seriously don't see how this could be fair.



I'm glad I don't have to do taxes, but doing them seems just unreasonable.



Same with health care.



Say, some person is drinking and having sex with everyone, and spreads disease, and uses drugs, and does dangerous things. They want to use my money to provide health care for them?



If I don't take care of my car: don't give it maintenance, no oil changes, no break changes, no aliments, not car washes, and I drive like I want, and go crazy on the roads. Should the government pay to fix my car? Lets have the government pay (with our taxes) for all the car repairs also, Hmmm?



The same thing with everything else. Why does the governments try to get itself involved with everything in a persons life?



I believe a country ought to have government for protection. Not for dictation of their lives. Even though its not a dictatorship.



I don't see how this is fair. Why can't we just pay the amount when we need to for our problem. Why does this go in with taxes?



With this going on it makes me think that the group in charge of taxes could be doing even better than the time of the slaves.



Think about it. We work all day, have just enough money to pay our rent, our health care, our bills, our mortgage, our food. And we pay the rest for the government taxes.



this does not sound like freedom to me!





They want to have a license for me to get property, they want me to get a license to get a house on my property, they want a license for me to cut down a tree on my property, they want a license for me to get married, to have kids, to do everything in this country.



What happened to this country being the home of the free?



We are not free to do anything without the governments permission.



I'm only 16, and don't have a job yet, and thinking about this does not make me appreciate our country.Question on the constitution (more clear)?
16th amendment and it sucks. time to repeal it.Question on the constitution (more clear)?
Article I of the constitution says that all tax legislation begins in the House of Reps.



The 16th Amendment specifically authorizes the income tax.



It's all about living in society, honey.

Everyone contributes for everyone's benefit.



If you don't like it, then don't use the police, fire dept., EMS, sidewalks, schools, street lights, parks, libraries, clean air, clean water, safe food, hospitals, streets, interstate highways, safe cars, school lunches, and everything else that we TAXPAYERS pay for.



Yes, your school lunches.

Even if you think you pay ';full price';, that only covers HALF the cost of producing and distributing the meal.

The TAXPAYERS pick up the rest of the bill.



Shut up.

Grow up,

Learn something.
Income Tax was introduced to fund the Civil War. The Socialist Labor Union escalated the situation. Unfortunately, whenever a tax is created - it is rarely removed or decreased. I remember when the tolls booths (at one location) were erected on the Kennedy Expressway here in Chicago. the plan was....it would only be there long enough to collect enaough tolls to pay for the expressway - and then it would be removed.



long after the construction was paid for, not only did they not remove the booths, they added 4 more. It's the greed and corruption in Government. they see a money source to start funding different - personal and pet projects - and suck us dry.
Sorry, it all has to do with the legality of the 16th ammendment to the constitution.
Taxes pay people like Pelosi. My problem with it is this. If you own a business, you make a certain amount of money and your employees considerably less. The US is a business, of which we are all owners and the elected officials work for us. How the hell is it that we are stupid enough to pay them more than we make ourselves??? I am a cop and make about 32000 a year. Pelosi gets 147000 from us. Why does she need more than me to live? If you dont pay taxes, she will be on you like Raid on a cockroach.