Pennsylvania Man Has Not Filed Income Taxes in 17 Years

'We don't see the IRS in the Constitution,' said Barry Durmaz

Author Barry Durmaz works at his desk in his Pennsylvania home in October 2022. Courtesy of Joy Durmaz

The Pledge of Allegiance states that America is “one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Liberty, the dictionary says, is living free from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views.