Many people say that you don't have to pay income taxes in the United States for a number of reasons. Many will say that the 16th Amendment, which allows the government to tax citizens on income, was never actually ratified. The Amendment required the consent of at least 36 states, however, only 2 states agreed. Despite this, the 16 Amendment was introduced and today we have the income tax.

The income tax actually started out as a voluntary tax. In fact, even to this day it is still voluntary. However, with increased pressure and marketing the government has misled the people into thinking that they need to pay their income taxes, often times using the threat of prison for non-compliance.

On top of all this the IRS is a private corporation. So when people pay their taxes they are not paying their taxes to the government, they are paying their taxes to a private corporation that was originally set up in 1863 in Delaware under the name of Bureau of Internal Revenue.