"The IRS and media have brainwashed many " 

You are correct, but unfortunately most people accidentally file the form that says "I am a US Person/taxpayer" and they sign it under penalty of perjury. Once they educate themselves, they can stop being a taxpayer, legally.

The IRS and media have brainwashed many.

kytt

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By the IRS's own definitions, a man or woman working at a regular job does not automatically make them a taxpayer.

See: [26 USC 7701(a)(1) & (14)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7701)

Read the above with [*ejusdem generis*](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ejusdem_generis) in mind, which for some reason, many lawyers/judges do not even realize is a thing.

See also: [26 CFR 1.441(b)(8)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/26/1.441-1)

See also: [26 USC 7343](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7343)