Mind-Blowing Interview about Defying Federal Income Tax
Is federal income tax the ultimate rip-off that Americans have been conned into following by the government and the media? Does the Constitution require Americans to pay tax on their income to the federal government? And can you stop paying federal income tax without being punished for it by the federal government? These questions were discussed in an eye-opening interview on Clayton Morris’s podcast Redacted last week.
The official X page of Redacted posted the interview with Peymon Mottahedeh, Founder and President of Freedom Law School, on April 2. An immigrant from a Jewish Iranian family, who moved to the United States in 1977 when he was just 14, Mottahedeh told Morris that he realized in his college years that America was no longer the land of the free and home of the brave. Mottahedeh explained how the federal government has increasingly enslaved Americans over the decades with the Democrats and Republicans in the government serving as components of same oppressive system.
To break from this unofficial dictatorship by the federal government, there is only one effective and non-violent way – defunding the federal agencies via a nationwide tax strike, i.e. stop paying federal taxes. Mottahedeh drew parallels between the founding fathers’ decision to stop paying taxes to the King of England to break free from their slavery and today’s America where people pay the federal government.
When asked by Morris about his history of not filing federal income tax for over 30 years, Mottahedeh showed a copy of the Internal Revenue Code and explained that technically the only Americans who fall under the federal tax jurisdiction are the residents of the District of Columbia – the Washington D.C. The rest of American citizens are not legally required to pay federal income tax. Mottahedeh went on explain in layman’s terms what really makes taxpayers lose money in federal income taxes and how they can break free from it.
Peymon Mottahedeh’s interview on Redacted is nothing less than mind-blowing or an eye-opener to millions and millions of Americans who pay the federal government income taxes under the fear that they may go to prison for not doing so. Even stranger is the fact, as Mottahedeh mentioned during the course of the interview, that he has not gotten any media attention all these years. As he told, and what most conservatives know, the mainstream media sources in this country are not the friends of the people. And so when a person like Mottahedeh defeats the Big Government, media ignores him so as to keep the rest of the Americans unaware of his victories. The victory of one patriotic person can inspire a revolution of constitutional freedom from the slavery of authoritative overreach.
Mottahedeh has been targeted with criminal investigations over his refusal to pay federal income tax and says he is more than willing to face the IRS in the court and defeat them like he has done before. Mottahedeh also appeared on Lara Logan’s show last month to talk about defying federal income taxes.
PB Editor: This should in no way be construed as Punching Bag Media or its affiliates recommending that you don’t pay taxes. Opinions expressed are those of the subject of the article.
Once again, from the dumpster, comes a story that “has not gotten any media attention all these years.”
There might be a reason for that; try Occam’s razor, the law of parsimony.
The author does not mention that Peymon Mottahedeh “helped” one guy in 2016 get 33 months in prison for tax evasion. FYI: the story was in Forbes. I wonder if he took advantage of the 100% guarantee?
Isn’t Forbes MSM? Don’t they lean right?
Or how about the NYT in 2009; does that count? They noted: “Mottahedeh doesn’t offer tax deniers an argument per se, save for advising them not to file returns at all; rather, he offers them the services of Freedom Law School’s “freedom-fighting paralegals,” who will help them respond to the I.R.S. if the agency ever comes after them. Freedom Law School’s most expensive service — something it bills as the “Royal Freedom Package,” which includes unlimited phone and in-person consultations and a legal defense fund “in case of criminal I.R.S. attacks” — costs $6,000 to join and $2,500 for each additional year of membership.” Wanna bet they don’t cover you for up to the first million like LifeLock which might be a good thing to have if you subscribe to this guy. Ask the guy he “helped” get 33 months.
Fun fact: Lincoln charged the first income tax to cover the civil war. It was progressive and only took effet for those making $800 or more a year. Wonder how they knew? It was short-lived, obviously.
Since 1913, there have been hundreds, perhaps thousands of attempts to legally end the income tax. All failed.
Fun fact: Today’s income tax started in 1913. Before that we relied on tariffs, excise tax, etc. on foreign goods meaning, if you bought foreign you paid a tax, if you bought domestic, you did not. The rationale for adding income tax was the need for money for a growing country and the tariffs were getting excessive. But there were zero to none social programs, they came in 1935.
Bottom line: no one wins against IRS. No one has shown income tax to be unconstitutional, unlawful, etc., many have tried, no one has won. And for those who do not pay, once discovered, they have delayed, appealed, changed venues, etc but the best outcome has been to avoid jail. In March of 2026, this guy’s motion to strike parts of the allegations of tax evasion was denied and his next response is due about now. Oh yeah, found it in MSM. I think he’s fighting one case at $93K and another at $2.9M. Maybe more. At this point, he just games the system and continues to launch motions and appeals. In the end, he will lobby for a lower settlement, perhaps avoid jail, and will be judged to pay.
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I am sure Ernie will keep us abreast of the next breaking news on this. Crickets?