The Deception of The Term "State" in the Federal Income Tax Law

The Constitution protects Americans in the 50 states of the Union from un-apportioned direct taxes like the federal income tax. In fact, the first federal income tax passed in 1894 was struck down by the Supreme Court in Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co.—and that ruling has never been overturned.

While the 16th Amendment gave Congress the power to collect income taxes, it carefully uses the phrase “several states” instead of “the 50 states of the Union.” Why? Because Congress knows it cannot impose direct, unapportioned taxes on the people of the sovereign states without violating Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution. So instead, they redefined the word “State” to make it appear as though the income tax applies nationwide—even though it doesn’t.

This video exposes that deception and breaks down the legal language Congress used to mislead the American people.

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