Metaphors And Poetic Justice

[Weston White]

To explain the definition of “income” metaphorically, depict an orange tree [the roots, trunk, branches, and leafs] as representing ones ‘remuneration for labor’ (or existing as ones pay or salary for labor rendered, which is to serve as the potential future ‘source’ of ones gained ‘income’) and imagine the oranges [or ‘fruit’] which grows from this tree as being the ‘income’ (or interest) gained (or ‘derived’) from storing ones ‘remuneration for labor’ (or pay or salary) within an FDIC or NCUA [or similar] bank savings account. The federal government may pick [or ‘tax’] the oranges [or ‘fruit’] (the ‘interest’ gained from storing ones ‘remuneration for labor’, pay, or salary for labor rendered within a federally backed [FDIC, NCUA, or similar] bank interest bearing account) from this tree without compromising or violating the continued sustenance (or substance) of this tree. However, should the federal government take [or ’tax’] the roots, trunk, branches, and/or leafs of the tree is an act which serves to compromise or violate the continued sustenance (or substance) of this tree. Ergo, for the federal government to mandate such tact is to essentially “axe” (to deprive the rightful property of; to inhibit or restrict the future usefulness of; to prevent the future growth, spirit, and free will of) this tree. Ultimately, this is the distinguishable difference between what is meant by a “Capitation Tax” (or a “Direct Tax” – requiring “apportionment”) and an “Excise Tax” [more widely known as the “Income Tax”] (or an “Indirect Tax” – requiring “uniformity”).