The Return Of Slavery

How does it feel to be a slave? "A slave?", you say. Yes, a slave.


Slave--n. A human being who is owned as property by, and who is absolutely subject to the will of, another; bondservant divested of all freedom and personal rights...


"I'm not a slave," you say. "I'm not owned as property by another," you say. "I'm not divested of all freedom and personal rights," you say.  Oh really?


Slavery was ended in the United States of America in on January 1, 1863, right? Yes. That was the day in which President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves held within the United States of America to be free men. 


The United States of America remained slavery free for 50 years. 


By now, of course, you think I've fallen off the deep end, but I assure you, I haven't. You see, a slave is a person who is owned by someone else, who works not for his own welfare, but for the welfare of others. A slave does not even own his own toil, it belongs to another.


From 1863, fast forward 50 years. You'll find yourself in the year 1913. In 1913, under the administration of Woodrow Wilson, the Congress of the United States amended the Constitution to once again legalize slavery. On February 3 Congress approved the 16th amendment to the Constitution, allowing for taxation of income.


You may ask, "How does this legalize slavery?" By taking your toil from you for the benefit of someone else. Think about it. The Fourth Amendment states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and no Warrants may issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.


To be secure in your person is to be secure in your body. In other words, your body is your property, your mind is your property, your talents are your property. Your income is derived between you and another party (your employer, your customer) because you have chosen to barter your property for the property of another.  For example, Jim is a mechanic. Jim has the ability to use his body, his mind, and his talents to repair automobiles. Suppose I need a repair done to my truck. I take my truck to Jim. Jim repairs my truck for $500. Free men receive something in return for their labor.


Now, if Jim were a free man, he would have $500. But Jim isn't a free man. Jim is required by his government to pay 35% of that $500 in taxes. In other words, the government has just laid claim to 35% of Jim. That, my friends is slavery. 


The income tax is evil. It is a penalization of productivity. The American worker is being penalized by the government that is supposed to be protecting him. Not only is he being penalized for his productivity, but the assets seized from him without probable cause and without a warrant, is being used to reward the slothfulness of others. This is abhorrent.


"But the government has to collect revenues!", you say. Yes it does. Herein lies the rub. When the American taxpayer is bartering for something of value with his tax dollars, he doesn't really have a problem. When the government is using his tax dollars to see to it's Constitutionally appointed duties, there is no problem.


The Constitution gives Congress certain, limited responsibilities. One of these is the responsibility of maintaining a Navy. The taxpayer has no problem paying a small amount of taxes to pay for the Navy, because it gives something of value back to him, namely a secure and safe nation. He has no problem paying a small amount of taxes for building and maintaining roads; roads are a value to him. Congress' responsibilities and the means of paying for them should be looked at as business transactions. When I go to Walmart, I get a receipt that lists every item I payed for, and exactly what it costs. I agree to that cost, because the items I barter my cash for are valuable to me. If there is something on that receipt that I do not desire, I demand a refund of my money.


The American taxpayer shouldn't be penalized for earning a living, but simply given the bill for the things the Constitution requires of his government, and not a penny more. It's high time the American taxpayer start demanding a refund.