TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 14, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Congress began our modern income tax in 1913 after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution's 16th (or Income Tax) Amendment. But in doing so, and based on findings made public in his new book, The New Income Tax Scandal, tax reform advocate John C. Garrison has charged that Congress exploited an apparent loophole in the 16th Amendment resulting in an income tax corruption that has gravely affected American workers. In his groundbreaking work, Garrison defends his findings as he gleans from twenty years of research and from trials of the income tax that he carried out in the federal courts.
The New Income Tax Scandal will intrigue and amaze readers as they learn in detail: (1)how the 16th Amendment was robbed of its legislative intent when Congress, without proper authority, converted the income tax from an excise tax to a direct tax; (2)how through this usurpation Congress abolished the private property workers have in their labor so as to collect from each worker the maximum tax possible; and (3)how this led to an enormous swindle of American workers. In addition, readers will discover the impact this had on federal judges who now seek to uphold a corrupt income tax by illicit obstruction of justice, suppression of evidence and the use of casuistry and deception in attempts to cover up the misdeed of Congress and income tax corruption. Shocking as these findings are, The New Income Tax Scandal is both a mind and an eye-opener.
Exposing rampant corruption in U.S. government, Garrison's book also explores the need for major tax reform. Garrison explains that if the income tax was applied according to its lawful nature as an excise tax, living expenses such as food, shelter and health care maintenance, essential for enabling workers to produce income, would be just as tax deductible as the costs of goods sold by a business. As a solution, Garrison proposes a new hybrid tax system which calls for a national sales tax that exempts life-sustaining commodities and a flat-rate income tax on earnings above a minimum of $40,000 annually. Also called for is the elimination of the corporate income tax, seen as a deceitful stealth tax that is paid not by corporations but by consumers.
With its learned and compelling content, The New Income Tax Scandal will be of interest to every concerned taxpayer, to business managers and owners, tax professionals, educators, politicians and readers with an interest in U.S. history and government. With such relevant topics in the backdrop as the public's view of Congress, income tax reform under George W. Bush, judicial activism and the appointing of federal judges, the U.S. Supreme Court, eminent domain and private property, readers will realize that The New Income Tax Scandal is truly the most informative, constructive and timely book they can find in today's unsettled times.
About the Author
John C. Garrison works for state government in the area of administrative law. He has been engaged in the study of federal tax history and law and in tax reform activism for over two decades.
The New Income Tax Scandal * by John C. Garrison
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