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The Tax Freedom 101 Report
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The Constitutional Revival Movement's News Source
- October 17, 2000 -
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UPDATES:
* Why Do You Call This Newsletter - "The Constitutional Revival Movement's News Source"?
* Test Your Knowledge with: The Constitutional Quiz Question of the Week!

NEWS:
* Electronic Tax Administration of the IRS Advised to Stay Out of the On-line Tax Preparation Business

INFORMATION:
* Stupid Patriot Tricks!

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* Why Do You Call This Newsletter - "The Constitutional Revival Movement's News Source"?
We received the following question and statement from a subscriber.

Question: Why do you call yourself the Constitutional Revival Movement's News Source? All you ever do is report on money and taxes. There is much more to the movement than just money and taxes.

Our Answer: That is a very good question, and and a very true statement. Now everyone who may hold the same opinion can benefit from your question.

Here is our short answer: Our focus may seem narrow to some, however it is said that if you don't understand the taxing clauses in the Constitution, you simply can't understand the document, nor our system of Government. This lack of understanding thereby renders every other issue in the Constitutional Revival Movement to a moot point.

Now for our long answer and in essence, an explanation to our short answer:

Oh So Much Tyranny - Oh So Little Time

The first thing that comes to mind is, if we had to report on every instance where the Constitution was being violated, ignored, or abused our subscribers would become so overloaded with stories, news reports, proposed and pending legislation, non-profit organizational crusades, etc., that we would be no different than any other long list of Constitutional News groups. You may already be familiar with some news groups where this is exactly the case.

The Tax Freedom 101 Report starts each weekly ezine from the basis of Constitutional fundamentals if you will. The fundamentals that established and sustains our system of Government - existing justly or unjustly. The purpose of taxation as laid out by the founders was to fund government to get its daily bread to protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness [property]; not to destroy it. Since the protection of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is the ONLY just function of government, all other endeavors of Government outside these boundaries can be, and have been shown to be unjust.

Economic and Political Alchemy

In Fredric Bastiat's 1850 piece, "The Law", the author explains:

"A science of economics must be developed before a science of politics can be logically formulated. Essentially, economics is the science of determining whether the interests of human beings are harmonious or antagonistic. This must be known before a science of politics can be formulated to determine the proper function of government." [emphasis added]. Read or download "The Law" here.

The basis for our political system [our government] was determined upon our monetary means and policy (economics). As Bastiat explains the model for the political motives of government is derived from its monetary stance. The founders labored over monetary means and policy during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Our recent weekly "Constitutional Quiz Questions of the Week" have been exploring the method in which the debates were carried out in case you are interested.

Now please consider these quotes taken directly from Madison's notes. The very notes recording the the expressions of the delegates who had been chosen to attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787. When asked whether the new government would have the authority to emit bills of credit (read paper money) , here is how some of the Framers' responded, in effect determining the science of economics to be used by this new nation:

MR. ELSEWORTH thought this a favorable moment to shut and bar the door against paper money. The mischiefs of the various experiments which had been made, were now fresh in the public mind [editors note: The Colonists experienced the rampant inflation and worthless currency know as the Continental just prior to the debates], and had excited the disgust of all the respectable part of America...Paper money can in no case be necessary. Give the Government credit, and other resources will offer. The power [to emit bills of credit] may do harm, never good. emphasis added

MR WILSON. It will have a most salutary influence on the credit of the U. States to remove the possibility of paper money. This expedient can never succeed whilst its mischeifs are remembered, and as long as it can be resorted to, it will be a bar to other resources. emphasis added

MR BUTLER remarked that paper was a legal tender in no Country in Europe. He was urgent for disarming the Government of such a power. emphasis added

MR READ, thought the words [emit bills of credit], if not struck out, would be as alarming as the mark of the Beast in Revelations. emphasis added

Here we can see the reason why the Framers gave the States nothing to pay for the day to day operations of government, but gold and silver coin. See Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 and A1, S10, C1 in the US Constitution. Just in case you do work for the government - Do you receive gold and silver coin in your pay envelope? Can you lawfully request such? Would you?

The entire system of government we have today was based upon the principal of honest money. Here we can see that if the lawful money is un-corruptable, so will be the methods for its use. Yet we do not demand lawful money, therefore the severe rate of taxation we experience today can be directly attributed to the unlawful and unjust "money" circulating in our nation today. Although the basis of taxation as prescribed in the Constitution has not changed, those legislators charged with writing the laws and collecting the taxes have ignored the most fundamental principal upon which our government is to operate.

The attitude of the majority of "citizens" toward credit unfortunately has remained indifferent, and it will remain so until the pain of plunder reaches their own front door. Apparently the pain is starting to get to people which may be why we are continuing to see a larger subscription base each week to this ezine.

Since we have a clear understanding now of what our monetary policy is, or should be, lets move on to taxes - the now secondary root of government funding with the first root of government funding being the unlawful paper money printing presses.

WARNING... <<Social Commentary ON>> Ever since this nation began emitting bills of credit and was removed from the gold standard, limited government has been turned into unlimited government, and the majority of taxes the government now collects goes to support its own endeavors. Every "pro" constitutional oriented organization, ministry, or association which does not understand these basic tenets of economic and political alchemy inevitably wages war against itself. The unlimited government beast which these well-meaning organizations battle with on one hand, they continually feed through their ignorance and voluntary servitude with the other. A surely futile attempt indeed of reigning in the dog when the role of master is reversed. To cut down unlimited government to respectable government and return it to its cage means allowing the beast not to bite the hand that feeds it. However we see on a daily basis well meaning organizations and focus groups doing just that, and all The Tax Freedom 101 Report is designed to do is alert them to the law, and challenge their consciousness. Maybe then citizens, and these "pro" constitutionally oriented organizations will be more effective in espousing their grand design and slowing the tumor of unlimited government. They will first need to recognize the rule of law, rather than continually pandering at the feet of men. << Social Commentary OFF>>

A Good Parasite Never Kills the Host.

The point of entry into most citizens lives by government continues to be the wallet and pocket book. To fund government you need people, or to put it more bluntly in today's terms, to feed parasites you need a host. The people of this nation were meant to be free from direct taxation and were also given the opportunity to avoid indirect taxation if they so desired. Although reality shows that this is not the case, and as we have shown this is primarily due to the fact that our monetary system no longer operates on the theory of a just weight for a just measure. On the contrary, those sections in the Constitution which deal with lawful money (the basis for our science of politics) have been ignored to the point that the world operates on an unprecedented level of theft.

The question that needs to be asked now is who is the parasite and who is the host? We assert the roles of parasite and host have now been reversed. Where the government was once the parasite feeding on the people, the people have now become the parasite feeding on the government host, and we have reached the point where a symbiotic relationship now exists - the host and the parasite now depend on each other for their mutual existence. The outcome will soon be each swallowing the other whole bringing about a vacuum of non-existence. This could be the very reason why James Madison said this about democracies. The very democracy which nearly every government leader, school teacher, and the media proclaim us to be.

"Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."

Evidence the recent political promise debates held between the establishment parties where the candidates reiterate, "I'm for that too.." when entitlement programs were tossed about. So you wonder why we have swarms of bureaucrats to chase down the money put into circulation, and regulate the things which were to remain unregulateable. This method of sustenance shall soon eat out our mutual existence.

Conclusion: Being on top of the money and tax truths gives us license to say that we are the Constitutional Revival Movement's News Source. For without lawful money and lawful taxation there is lawlessness, and no Constitution but in the ephemeral. Hence there is no protection of life, no protection of liberty, and absolutely no protection of property and the pursuit of happiness can be left in the gutter of non remembrance.

That is... only unless you understand the law, and then are so willing to assert your rights.

- Bryan Rusch
Editor of the Tax Freedom 101 Report

* Test Your Knowledge with: The Constitutional Quiz Question of the Week!
This week's question: Which two persons who were on the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence were not members of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

The answer will be provided next Monday in the TAX FREEDOM 101 Discussion Forum at: www.egroups.com/group/taxfreedom101

The Three Maxims for Tax Freedom!
Rule #1 - Protect Your Property and Earnings! Rule #2 - Get Educated! Rule #3 - Take Action!*
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NEWS:
* Electronic Tax Administration of the IRS Advised to Stay Out of the On-line Tax Preparation Business
- The following news story comes from GovExec.com - A service of Government Executive Magazine.

IRS urged to avoid electronic tax preparation

The advisory board to the Internal Revenue Service's Electronic Tax Administration issued a strongly worded letter last week urging the ETA to "discontinue all other efforts to further expand their mission and role into tax preparation on the Internet and elsewhere."

The letter, signed by seven current or former members of the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) was sent to Rep. James Kolbe, R-Ariz., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government.

The letter reiterated the position made clear in a May letter to Robert Barr, assistant commissioner of ETA, that the IRS proposal to offer options to the public for preparing and filing individual income tax returns, saying the plans "was not good public policy."

The IRS has been mandated with moving 80 percent of tax returns to be filed online and to find a way to offer these services at no cost to the taxpayer. The agency has been seeking ways to fulfill its mandate, but many in the private sector and the advisory committee feel the government agency is over-stepping its bounds and plans to compete with the private sector.

At a hearing Tuesday in front of the subcommittee, Ed Black, chairman and CEO of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, said that the IRS' actions indicate that it is suffering from "mission creep" and that it intends to compete against the private sector by offering these e-commerce services. The private sector is providing these services and there is no need for the government to step in, he said.

The ETAAC letter said members "strongly oppose any action" by the IRS to offer tax preparation services internally or obtained from an outside contract. "We were surprised and shocked that the IRS is continuing with this effort after all of the discussions and recommendations on the part of the ETAAC and the industry.

Also at the hearing Tuesday, former ETAAC Chairman Charles Lacijan said the IRS request for information caused confusion in the marketplace and he urged Congress to articulate a public policy making clear its intentions for IRS involvement in the preparation and filing of electronic tax returns.

Lacijan said Congress should urge the IRS to seek private sector solutions and be ordered to back off of its policy to offer no-cost electronic Internet filing and in two years evaluate whether the range of private sector choices are meeting the public need.

But IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti stressed that "it was not, and is not intended that the IRS would offer preparation or filing services itself in any form."

Rossotti also told the panel that the IRS intends to promote competition while fulfilling its mandate. "Our approach is to ask industry for suggestions as to how to accomplish this objective. At this time, we have no plans beyond soliciting input from the industry on this matter."

[end article]

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INFORMATION:
* Stupid Patriot Tricks!
-Tax Freedom Comments Included!
The following article from issue #232 of Reasonable Action, the members-only newsletter of the Save-A-Patriot Fellowship.

Stupid Patriot Tricks!
You Can Still "Take It To The Bank" - And Cry All The Way Home!!!
by William H. Huff

"THEY DID IT AGAIN!!!" These words are heard all too often here at the Fellowship when we receive calls from members and friends who have predictably lost large amounts of money that they had placed in the reliable hands of their trusted and "ethical" bankers. We have tried banks and mattresses (and a few other depositories) and, in all our experience, the bank is by far the least safe.

If it were only occasional, it would be one thing, but it seems to be more and more frequently that we receive calls from members as well as other patriots, who are amazed that all the money they had kept in a bank is gone. We are not amazed - only frustrated when we consider the resources that are being lost; when we consider how these resources might be put to better use. Precious financial resources are being senselessly wasted because many folks just don't seem to get it. Banks routinely turn over property without due process.

The fact that patriots who have been involved in the movement for a substantial period of time would call here and express total surprise at such a loss continues to baffle everyone at the Fellowship.

If you want to place your property in jeopardy, we cannot think of a better way to do it than to put it in a bank. This is especially true if you have already made a determination that you are not the subject of the Internal Revenue Code or any of its liability or filing provisions.

If you want to leave one dollar in an account somewhere, just as a teaser, that would be entirely up to you. However, if you decide for whatever reason, that you must maintain a bank account for purposes of "doing business" be forewarned that the amount in the account is roughly equivalent to the amount that might be in jeopardy - or gone, depending on the whim of the trusted banker combined with the zeal of your local IRS agent.

All property that is in the control of third parties who may not choose to confront the IRS or any other federal foraging agency with the law must be considered to be in jeopardy. These may include all sorts of financial institutions, brokers, "trusts" etc.

Remember, the Fellowship is about the return of lawful government. None of this commentary has anything to do with situations in which a lawful tax has been lawfully assessed [as rare as this might be].

Before You Open An Account

Try asking a bank officer if he is more afraid of you or the IRS. Ask him for the policy of his institution regarding a Notice of Levy from the IRS. Ask him if the bank would ever question the lawful basis of any action by the IRS or any other government agency. Ask him to provide examples where his bank has stood firm against the IRS when it has asked for funds to be frozen or transferred to the IRS. Ask him if he can document any legal challenge of his bank against the IRS in the history of its operation.

Don't base your decision on whether or not to open an account on any plans to take legal action against the bank after all your money is gone. The bankers set up the whole plan in the first place. Your local branch manager is not very high in the food chain. He is probably only a couple a steps above the drive-in window at the local McDonalds in the real scheme of things. Don't expect him to become a hero overnight. The banks are not your friend. We have been trying to get some things down to where everyone can readily understand them. Therefore, we have coined a new term to describe this new linguistic science:

Free-Bonics

While we don't want to be condescending, we are not above using a little humor to make a very serious point. We cannot offer legal advice, but we can tell you about the stupidest things we see happening again and again. A word to the wise may not be enough in this case. While old habits are hard to break, old habits can become very expensive in this case. I know the bank names inspire a false sense of confidence. That's how a con-game works. Why do you suppose they often include words like "fidelity," "trust," "covenant" etc? They know these terms inspire confidence. Do you suppose it was anyone other than a banker who "coined" the term "it's in the bank?"

Free-Bonics 101

REPEAT AFTER ME: ALL PROPERTY IN THE HANDS OF IRRESPONSIBLE THIRD PARTIES IS PRESUMED TO BE IN JEOPARDY, AND JEOPARDY IS BAD.

BANKERS, WHO MUST BE CONSIDERED IRRESPONSIBLE THIRD PARTIES (because they will turn over your property without due process of law - and probably without blinking) MUST BE CONSIDERED UNARMED AND VERY DANGEROUS!

Please do not take offense at our use of humor. We deeply regret it, if you are realizing the importance of these warnings after the fact. We will continue to take every opportunity to warn one and all that "money in the bank" may not be. Each of us must take complete individual responsibility for ourselves and our property. We must use every available means to protect ourselves and each other from unlawful actions of government agencies that will not be prevented by our friendly bankers.

To Be Forewarned is to Be Forearmed!

If you want to continue using banks, you certainly are free to do so at your own risk. We were not responsible in the first place, but now you will have even less of an excuse.

The Fellowship functions quite well without using banks. From time to time we have to educate businesses and even government agencies that we have every right not to participate in the banking scam. The Fellowship does not place any funds in banks. It has no bank accounts. The IRS has found this to be very inconvenient, but we are not interested in becoming one of their "customers."

[end article]

Tax Freedom 101 Comments: You do not have to go without a bank account and the convenience of operating in our debit credit system. We understand that "reality bites" and you may still need to "take-it-to-the-bank". You just shouldn't do it here on the shores of the US as the above article explains! And that is regardless of your standing with the IRS! If you want to maintain or enhance your privacy, reduce your exposure to plunder, and feel secure about your money then consider moving it to friendlier, more service oriented centers in the world. If you would like information about this topic feel free to send us an email at taxfree@taxfreedom101.com?Subject=Banking Privacy and we will be happy to help.

Wishing you a tax-free day,
The Tax Freedom 101 Staff

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