Simple Questions for an Introductory Video

We try to achieve cooperation, sharing, organization, and all that good stuff - the stuff of which joy and prosperity are made! - but we use a strategy of making rules and then hurting people for breaking them.  The strategy is counterproductive.  The tax situation in the United States is a great example of this on many levels.  You can help raise awareness of the problem...

Make a video of yourself asking these questions and comment on this post with a link to it.  Maybe we'll use it in our documentary!

• Can you earn a living without having to pay the U.S. federal government?
• Are there rules that apply only to those with who the federal government has an entirely voluntary relationship?
• Are any of those rules called laws?
• Is there anyone not in such a voluntary relationship who thinks they must follow those rules?
• If people make money from a voluntary relationship with an institution, does it make sense for the institution to get a cut?
• What is the legal definition of "income"? (Hold up your finger quotes!)
• What happened to that senate hearing where the government was going to answer a bunch of important questions about the income tax back in 2001?
• Did the Supreme Court use the term "erroneous assumption" (hold up your finger quotes!) to describe a particular understanding of the 16th amendment?
• What happens when an appellate court decision contradicts a Supreme Court decision?
• What protects people from kangaroo courts?
• Is the difference between direct and indirect taxes important?
• What does "apportioned" mean? (Finger quotes!)
• What does "excise" mean?
• Is the income tax really an excise tax?
• Is it possible that the tax law is confusing on purpose?
• Could an agency of the government deceive citizens into paying more taxes than they legally owe?
• Could the people in government want more money than the Constitution allows them to demand?
• Should a citizen decide how much of his or her own money goes to the government?
• Shouldn't you be more obligated to give the government a cut if they helped you earn what you earned?