Are your federal income tax dollars being recklessly wasted?

In these videos, Peymondemonstrates that federal income tax is not required to fund essential public services, as entities like police, fire departments, and schools are primarily sustained through city, county, and state taxes. He asserts that the federal government has deviated from its constitutional roots, shifting from a defensive "Department of War" to a global empire characterized by massive waste, such as the trillions in untraceable transactions and extensive contractor fraud. Mottahedeh further argues that there is no actual law requiring  Americans to file or pay income tax, suggesting that the current system relies on fear and public misinformation. This topic is presented in two distinct formats: a short version that provides a high-level summary of these claims, and a full version that offers much more detailed information and evidence.

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Takeaways

Massive Federal Waste

The provided materials argue that federal tax dollars are systematically mismanaged and diverted away from the interests of the American people:

  • Foreign and Special Interest Spending: The 2020 COVID relief bill is cited as containing billions for foreign aid to countries such as Egypt, Cambodia, and Sudan, while providing only $600 in direct relief to American citizens.
  • Ineffective Programs: Internal reviews have suggested that approximately 22% of federal programs—costing over $123 billion—fail to show any positive impact on the populations they are intended to serve.
  • Property Mismanagement: The federal government reportedly spends $25 billion annually to maintain vacant or unused properties.

Financial Crisis Bailouts and the Federal Reserve

The materials suggest that trillions of dollars have been used to bail out private financial institutions without public transparency:

  • Hidden Bailouts: Audits of the Federal Reserve following the 2008 financial crisis revealed that over $16 trillion was allocated to international banks and corporations.
  • Concentrated Wealth: Research indicates that roughly 83% of this assistance was provided to just 14 major financial institutions, including Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley.
  • Private Control: It is argued that the Federal Reserve is a privately owned institution that creates money "out of thin air" and lends it to preferred banks at near 0% interest, while the public remains uninformed by mainstream media.

Lack of Accountability in Military and War Spending

Significant portions of the national budget are reportedly lost to fraud and accounting failures within the military-industrial complex:

  • Contractor Fraud: Investigations into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan estimated that up to one-quarter of the $206 billion outsourced to private contractors was lost to waste or criminal fraud.
  • The "Trillion-Dollar" Gap: Auditors have admitted that the Pentagon cannot account for roughly 25% of what it spends; in 2001, this amounted to approximately $2.3 trillion in untraceable transactions.
  • Whistleblower Suppression: Efforts by internal accountants to track missing funds are allegedly met with reassignment or official cover-ups.