The question; 'should I be liable to pay the state..." (or words to that effect).
The answer is found in a document entitled "contracts payable in gold" see
http://www.adventuresinlegalland.com...resolution.pdf
I believe it was on page 11 or 12 wherein the Congress of the United States declared that 'The ultimate ownership of all property is in the State; individual so-called “ownership” is only by virtue of Government, i.e. law, amounting to mere user; and use must be in accordance with law, and subordinate to the necessities of the State." read it yourself, as I already have read it and know the truth of what it says from real life experience.
Jerry