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 Taxpayer
Although this term may seem simple, i.e. “a person who pays taxes” we need to understand that only a person can pay taxes, but not a living breathing man or woman.
Therefore if you accept this title, you have agreed to become a person, and therefore you have become taxable.

Citizen
To understand the meaning of Citizen, we must first address the word State.
Note: the word State is referring to your state of mind. Your state of mind has to be controlled to accept the legal fiction of government.

A State is a legal corporation, set within a nation or territory, from which a political community controlled by a government reside. In basic terminology it is a business.

A citizen is a person who owes allegiance to the State, and is entitled to “rights”, privileges and “protection”.
Meaning that a citizen is an employee of the business called “The State”, and as an employee you have traded your freedom and rights, for privileges.
Your status is now at the lowest level.