Here another angle of why merrill is wrong and palani (only because he follows Merrill).
Coins are minted by the US Mint....they are NOT fiat reserve coins, but US Treasury issue.
By Merrills standards (411 statute) lawful money is any Treasury issue currency.

See if the IRS cant ask the DOJ to prosecute you for not paying taxes because you were paid in "lawful" US mint dollar coins.
See how far Merrills theory last in court.

Stop the reporting and the IRS has nothing on what you earned.
To stop the reporting one must stop the W3 and in order to stop the W3 one must not sign a W4.
No where was the statute on the requirement to file a W4?
Ohhhhhh Yaaaaaa.......... it right here 26usc 3402(f)(2)

(2) Exemption certificates
(A) On commencement of employment
On or before the date of the commencement of employment with an employer, the employee shall furnish the employer with a signed withholding exemption certificate relating to the number of withholding exemptions which he claims, which shall in no event exceed the number to which he is entitled.
And just where is the definition to "employment" again?
Ohhh yes.........its located in the Social Security Act, having no legal standing outside the purpose of the Act which is to calculate welfare benefits.
"Employment" has no legal bearing outside the Act.
And looky here............an administrative regulation stating a SSN is not required if the individual wishes not to participate....whats this mean?


(d) Obtaining a taxpayer identifying
number—(1) Social security number. Any
individual required to furnish a social
security number pursuant to paragraph
(b) of this section shall apply for one, if
he has not done so previously, on Form
SS–5, which may be obtained from any
Social Security Administration or Internal
Revenue Service office. He shall
make such application far enough in
advance of the first required use of
such number to permit issuance of the
number in time for compliance with
such requirement. The form, together
with any supplementary statement,
shall be prepared and filed in accordance
with the form, instructions, and
regulations applicable thereto, and
shall set forth fully and clearly the
data therein called for. Individuals who
are ineligible for or do not wish to participate
in the benefits of the social security
program shall nevertheless obtain
a social security number if they
are required to furnish such a number
pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section
It means a W4 is not required to work in the US.

Its not magic to know when the IRS catches up with Merrill its not going to be pretty for him!
And all those fools who beleived in Merrill will retreat thinking theres a conspiracy when the reality of it is they were listen to an idiot who couldnt find one statute supporting his "lawful money" theory.
Theres a reason why theres a lawful money clause, but it has nothing at all to do with why your taxed on your labor.
Stupid is what stupid does!