At first I was very intrigued by this film. Russo effectively argues that there is no federal law requiring you to pay income tax. When I finished watching the movie, I was actually a little angry. Unfortunately, the truth is that this movie is nothing more than a piece of Libertarian nut-job propaganda that does not shy away from straight up lying to it's viewers. His main hook throughout the film is "there is no federal law requiring US citizens to pay income tax". Well after about three minutes on Google not only was I able to find the law (Title 26 Section 1 of the US CODE), I also found at least 30 Supreme Court cases in which people fought the income tax laws and lost. If you're a fan of ridiculous conspiracy theories that use the same scare tactics that they criticize the US Government for, then you'll enjoy this film.

Mr. Russo's documentary is excellent. It truly shows both sides of the issue. He doesn't just get one-sided on this like a lot of documentaries. He shows how both Republicans and Democrats know of this fleecing to the American people. I liken the IRS tactics to that of Hitler. To give a organization such power to strong-arm the American citizens is such a travesty! Its also interesting how Aarron unveils more than his original quest of how big a fraud is being perpetrated on the public. It makes you sit up and take notice that if even X IRS agents speak out and X commissioners threaten that we can't be saved makes one realize its time to become leaders. Now I know most will thing just to go along with the status quo and say I'm doing fine well you might be now but what if a ripple in our standard of living affects us more personally. Do you think a corrupt government will think of you first. Remember New Orleans and remember how they put their interests first. I am Canadian but we are the same just divided by a border.

Russo's presentation of the income-tax fraud is brilliant, and his warnings of the imminent government card & chip ID and control systems, chilling. The effect is sadly and badly marred, however, by his relentless attribution of blame to a shadowy group of "international bankers" and the Federal Reserve.The Fed is a club of banks, granted special privileges by the Federal Government in exchange for its role in creating "money" for its use out of thin air. Those privileges include the right for member banks to lend money at interest which they did not possess on deposit the instant before the loan was made and the mortgage received; this is called "fractional reserve" banking and is a prime cause of inflation.Every other company and industry group that beds down with government also gains benefits at productive peoples' expense; there is no fundamental difference. The correct solution is to terminate government; then, all such companies would be free to compete - but only honestly. Government can (alas) survive without bankers; bankers can survive without government only as harmless players in the marketplace, with no special powers to harm anyone."America: from Freedom to Fascism" is a fine production. Tragically, it blames the wrong culprit.

Pingo-2 from Sweden tells Russo "Please get an education". I guess many people from Europe are not entirely informed about the subjects covered. Its known that Education inside America and Europe has been tampered with on purpose. So the phrase "Please get an education" is a very stupid remark in the context of the material covered by "from Freedom to Fascism". One of the conclusions after digging into the subjects covered, is that people who really want to know have to educate themselves. There's no other way around it. This documentary is in fact an very important milestone to GET people educated, because our bought and paid for educators certainly won't tell the un-tampered truth. I praise Russo for what he did.