The Income Tax

Here is the video I told you about exploring the legality of the income tax. Although I am posting this here, don't assume that I am condoning not paying taxes. This is simply meant to be informative and something interesting to think about.

Although there may be no explicit law stating that income (not for profit) can be taxed, there are three different types of laws you should be aware of: statutory law, case law, and administrative law.

Statutory law is enacted by congress through the regular process of legislation. Case law is law that is decided in court cases (like Roe v. Wade, for instance). Administrative law gives government agencies the power to create rules that can be legally enforced just like statutory and case laws. This last type would be what gives the IRS the power to tax citizens, even though there is no explicit law written by congress supporting it.

What I am not sure about is whether this administrative law (if it exists) would or would not violate the 16th amendment to the constitution. Anyone know?