Yes, I have used the lawful money remedy and I have read that many other have as well. I have never heard from the IRS since using lawful money. The problem with the other methods is that people don't understand WHERE they are becoming parties to a contract with the IRS. Anytime you use a SSN or most businesses connected to money, you are entering into a defacto contract with the IRS. So, if you try to leave this contract after the fact, they will grind you to a fine paste. Contract is LAW. It is the only law in existence now. As you say, the real problem is that people's compliance give the scam life. Most people are too lazy and unable to group together in meaningful ways to bring real change. Take gay marriage for bad example. What did they gain? The "right" to a piece of paper from the government. Some tax breaks. There are easier ways to get married and there are easier ways to get a tax break without involving the government. And what has changed? Everybody is still in the same prison of the mind. Deeper in fact.