Five Reasons the IRS May Soon Close

The income tax in America was not always as odious as it is now. In the early 20th century, the government was largely funded by excise taxes, which were visible and voluntary. To legally avoid the tax, simply avoid the activity to which it is attached. The federal government knew it could not directly tax the people. So they sought an excise tax on corporate profits. Since corporations enjoyed certain legal advantages that natural people did not (such as legal limits on liability), those advantages could be Constitutionally taxed, and the amount of advantage was measured by the amount of profit earned. How this simple excise tax on corporate profits became a direct tax on people's right to work is far beyond the scope of this article. However, despite the legal chicanery and over a half century of abuse, the income tax fraud finally seems to be winding down. Here are some reasons why:

1. The American people are finally waking up. People -- and by this I mean mainstream people, not kooks -- are starting to ask, "Why to I have to pay the government when I exercise my God-given right to work?" The number of people asking this question is continuing to grow, and the government's stock answer: "Because we said so" is no longer acceptable. Because of commonly accessible computers, the entire text of the Internal Revenue code can be searched, analyzed, and understood. Instead of deferring to the 'experts' (who have a vested interest in preserving the system), tax payers can now do their own research and discover for themselves how the tax has been misrepresented and is being misapplied. Because more and more Americans are viewing movies like Expelled and America - Freedom to Fascism, and reading books like Cracking The Code by Peter Hendrickson, the days of the IRS are indeed numbered.

2. The Federal Reserve System is in melt-down. The income tax and the Federal Reserve System came in at the same time, and they need each other. The Fed is a cartel of private banks, not an agency of the government. The Treasury, under the Federal Reserve Act, gave control of the money supply to this cartel. But the money they provide has lost over 95% of its value, while generating an interest debt of trillions of dollars. Once the Congress repeals the Federal Reserve Act and the money power reverts to the Treasury, we will no longer need the tax. Of course, this may be messy. But at the current rate of collapse, the ugly reality can no longer be postponed, and Congress knows it.

3. The American Empire is ending. It's still not openly discussed, but our administration's efforts to establish American hegemony worldwide cannot succeed. One of the main reasons is pure economics: we can't afford it. Once we close most or all of our overseas bases and start letting other countries pay for their own national defense, our government will necessarily shrink (the people will demand it) and the tax will no longer be needed.

4. Evolutionism is losing. This may seem to be a stretch or a disconnect, but Darwin and Marx both knew better. Political policy comes from political philosophy, and philosophy comes from theology. The income tax became philosophically acceptable when belief in Creation was abandoned and Evolutionism became dominant. The idea of natural evolution gives rise to the idea that some people are more highly-evolved than others. These 'elites' are naturally allowed to rule over the rest of us. But this idea is now being seriously challenged and rejected. Creation posits that man is endowed by his Creator with certain unalienable rights. As a creature made in God's image, he lives as a matter of right and owes tribute to no man. As Evolutionism is rejected, its political results must also abate.

5. The IRS itself is collapsing. OMB Watch reports a funding shortage, increasing workload, and changes in the law all negatively impact the IRS' ability to complete its mission. CNN reported on the September 2007 Senate oversight hearings and pointed out that the view from inside the IRS is that of a dysfunctional agency that is out of control. This demoralizing work environment can only accelerate the exodus of agents from the Service, especially since the money they are offered to stay becomes worthless. Joseph Banister and Sherry Peel Jackson (among others) were not anomalies, but rather harbingers.

I believe we are quickly approaching the 'tipping point.' Just as many did not believe the Berlin Wall would come down as quickly as it did, many in America cannot envision life without income taxes. However, there is an accelerating convergence of these five trends that could well mean the end of the personal income tax in America.