At first I was very intrigued by this film. Russo effectively argues that there is no federal law requiring you to pay income tax. When I finished watching the movie, I was actually a little angry. Unfortunately, the truth is that this movie is nothing more than a piece of Libertarian nut-job propaganda that does not shy away from straight up lying to it's viewers. His main hook throughout the film is "there is no federal law requiring US citizens to pay income tax". Well after about three minutes on Google not only was I able to find the law (Title 26 Section 1 of the US CODE), I also found at least 30 Supreme Court cases in which people fought the income tax laws and lost. If you're a fan of ridiculous conspiracy theories that use the same scare tactics that they criticize the US Government for, then you'll enjoy this film.
Review of America: Freedom to Fascism
America: Freedom to Fascism
(2006)
A collection of well presented lies
15 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers