Instead of watching conspiracy movies maybe you should just read the U.S. Constitution. Pay close attention to the 16th Amendment.
"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."
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