About Ed and Elaine Brown, the couple who refused to pay taxes..

[Brainwalter]

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Section 61 of the tax code defines gross income:
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(a) General definition.--Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, gross income means all income from whatever source derived, including (but not limited to) the following items:


(1) Compensation for services, including fees, commissions, fringe benefits, and similar items;


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These 3 section clearly establish tax liability for ALL INDIVIDUALS (not just public sector) on the income from their "compensation for services" (read: wages). It really is pretty clear.

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If this is meant to include wages (many more people's income consists of wages than of fees, commissions, or fringe benefits) why didn't they say wages?