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110 sats \ 9 replies \ @JesseJames 11 Apr \ parent \ on: History of Federal Tax Rates charts

Thanks. That is the most digestible explanation I heard in a long time. I think you are right on the money by saying that this is so deeply perpetuated into business practices that we are consider this "normal" (myself included). I guess I have more learning to do as this topic is an interest of mine.

100 sats \ 6 replies \ @konstantin21 11 Apr

you can check out Dave Champion on Twitter/Rumble for more details. Don't let his appearance deceive you, he has the most level-headed and source-backed info that I've found to date on this very touchy subject.

He pitches his book at the end of every video which is a bit annoying BUT it is a fantastic book that lays everything out perfectly and saves a lot of arduous legal reading bc he's been down this rabbithole for 40 years. Can get the majority of it from watching a bunch of his vids for free though.

100 sats \ 5 replies \ @Lux 11 Apr

I invite you to post more about the subject. Can post small snippets daily in the saloon, long posts, links... Zaps await

1010 sats \ 1 reply \ @konstantin21 24 Apr

UPDATE: I'm working on a detailed outline to accompany a "book report" on this topic. Since it's a detailed topic a simple book report would likely miss a lot of the most convincing arguments and be seen as BS. the outline includes specific case law to back up the claims.

Then if people still have questions or want to go deeper they can download the book.

I've even toyed with the idea of crowdsourcing everyone's feedback and questions and then booking a call with the author to clear up more details afterwards.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 2 May

Are you a lawyer or have a legal background?

327 sats \ 1 reply \ @konstantin21 11 Apr

will consider it. also working on "open sourcing" the book because its currently self-published, pricey and one really needs to take a leap of faith to get their hands on it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 11 Apr

I bet a thorough book review in multiple parts would be well received

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 11 Apr

I second this

52 sats \ 1 reply \ @JesseJames 11 Apr

Now, I wonder when did this start? Social Security number is the first introduction into this web and perhaps our first declaration as taxpayer. Was it not? I would gladly get rid of one since by the time I'm ready to retire (whatever that means) there will be no money left in the system anyway. I just can imagine how "easy" the life would be without one (e.g. get a job, driver license, a passport or god forbid a bank account :-)) </sarcasm> Silly me, and I thought Bitcoin was a "tulip-mania" or "ponzi-scheme" . It was SSA from the day one.

121 sats \ 0 replies \ @konstantin21 11 Apr

it's unrelated to social security. it's all tied into the W9's and W4's (and embedded W9's in bank account /investment account opening docs).

you can keep your social just dont tell every company you do business with that you are a taxpayer when you are not (under the definitions clearly defined in the tax code, NOT the common laymans definitions)