Patriot,

First, my sincere thanks to all those who
wished me a happy birthday. Please know I appreciate all the
notes and good wishes.

I also want to quickly pass along my latest
column for you.

When Congress passed the latest installment
of "Build Back Better" with their fake "inflation reduction"
bill, they funded the hiring of 87,000 new IRS agents -- many of
whom will be armed, and per one job posting, must be prepared to
use "deadly force."

I've said for decades that most federal
agencies are not friends of the American people, whether it be
the FBI, the ATF, or the IRS.

Take a read below. And continue to be
vigilant for the cause of liberty!

Thanks for all you do.

For Liberty,

Ron Paul
Chairman
Campaign for Liberty


West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin recently
claimed the 15 percent corporate minimum tax contained in the
Inflation Reduction Act, which should be called the Inflation
Creation Act, is not a tax increase. Instead, he claimed, the
bill simply closes a loophole that allows corporations to avoid
paying all the taxes they owe. Despite what Senator Manchin says,
the fact is the new minimum tax increases the amount of money
some corporations must hand over to the government; in other
words, it increases their taxes.

It is common for politicians, policy wonks,
and even some libertarians to demonize loopholes for making the
tax system too complex, but loopholes are simply ways that
individuals can keep more of their money. Loopholes are thus
pro-liberty and pro-sound economics.

In addition to raising taxes, the Inflation
Reduction Act provides 80 billion dollars to the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS). Some of the money will go to improving taxpayer
services so, for example, taxpayers may actually talk to a real
person who can provide information about the tax law when they
call the agency. But, over 50 percent will be spent on
enforcement.

The IRS is expected to hire approximately
87,000 new agents. Supporters of the expansion say the IRS will
use the enhanced enforcement capacity to target only "the rich."
However, it is not necessary to massively increase the IRS's
enforcement capacity just to go after "rich tax cheats."

Furthermore, rich people and big corporations
can hire attorneys and accountants to make sure they limit their
tax liability while staying within the legal limits. They can
also fight any attempt by the IRS to make them pay more. Middle-
and working-class Americans are unable to afford legions of
attorneys and accountants to limit their tax liability or fight
the IRS, so they are more likely to pay whatever the IRS demands.

The IRS has a history of disrespecting due
process rights of Americans, so creating a new army of IRS agents
with a mission to extract more money will lead to massive
liberties violations. Given the IRS's shameful history of
harassing the political enemies of whoever holds power at the
moment, we should expect the new agents to target opponents of US
foreign policy, gun control, government promotion of green
energy, and other policies of the current administration.

The IRS recently ran an ad seeking agents who
are willing to carry a firearm and use deadly force. This comes
after the tax agency's purchase this year of 700,000 dollars
worth of ammunition. Perhaps the agency is worried that the
latest attempt to get more taxes from Americans already suffering
from the inflation tax will lead to violence, or perhaps the IRS
wants its agents to carry firearms to remind taxpayers that the
tax laws are backed by the threat of government violence.

The premise behind the income tax is that the
government is the true owner of all property and thus has the
right to take as much from the people as it desires. Therefore,
the income tax, like the other monstrosity created in 1913 - the
Federal Reserve - is incompatible with a free society but
necessary for an authoritarian welfare-warfare state. To avoid
1984, repeal 1913.





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