Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-18 12:32:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EE06CF07B4E1E7A63F0205C0F708DB02A6D3FC0F4981EF7F2565437997A84EF4
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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
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