Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-20 05:31:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 931B6CFE7C2FDF3653B0A63DC20DF3C51F8AA3BEB9D613509CEA08233657E1C5
Participant Details
Original Note:
Income taxes are imposed by law and not voluntary in the United States. The arguments in this clip have never prevailed when tested in court, but people who believed them and stopped paying their taxes have been prosecuted and convicted of tax fraud. https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/the-truth-about-frivolous-arguments-section-i-a-to-c#:~:text=2010%2D17%20I.R.B.-,609.,set%20forth%20in%20that%20section. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/business/tax-cheat-sentenced-to-6-years-for-defying-irs.html
All Note Details