Topic: Tax Slavery

The Art of Liberty Foundation posits that government is a criminal enterprise designed for robbing populations through fractional reserve banking. Banks create currency out of thin air when issuing loans, a process that inherently devalues existing currency and steals purchasing power from the public. This inflationary mechanism is described as a form of tax slavery that reduces the individual's share of global wealth.

The 14th Amendment was designed to protect former slaves from state violations, but it offers no protection against the federal government itself. Corey Eib explains that federal citizens are subject to statutory civil rights, which are revocable, whereas Article 4 citizens have inherent constitutional protections. This distinction explains why the federal government can legally apply income taxes directly to 14th Amendment citizens.

The birth certificate system is described as a method of tricking individuals into becoming corporate entities owned by the Crown Corporation of the City of London. This status obliges people to pay taxes and function as property within a system of modern slavery. With the advent of the internet, ignorance of this legal trickery is no longer considered a valid excuse for failing to unplug from the system.

Kevin Annett discusses the "wage slavery" and "debt slavery" that keep people trapped within the current system, preventing them from taking a stand. He advocates for total detachment rather than simple protest, suggesting people cut up credit cards, close bank accounts, and stop paying taxes. He argues that building alternative survival communities is more effective than making demands of a system that will not respond.