Government has also determined that income is owned by government. If an individual does not own the energy of their own labor they are a slave. Another basic freedom is the right to conduct trade. To exchange one thing of value for another. This same ability is only given to slaves at the consent of the slave s owner.
Government routinely impedes trade, showing that the traders are owned.
A sales tax is one of the ways government expresses Their ownership. Individuals are powerless, and have no rights next to the government. Free people are permitted to own property, but American government has given itself the right to enact property taxes, asset forfeiture and eminent domain, proving that individuals never truly own anything. Government has staked a claim to all property within America. Any time They want one to be separated from one s property, They will do so at Their discretion, not the individuals.