The worst amendment to the Constitution is also one of the vaguest. The
right to keep and bear arms might be simplistic, but at least it is
direct. Our first amendment is mildly long winded and grotesquely
misunderstood. However, the 16th amendment, ratified in 1913,
stands as one of the most viscous deteriorations of the American
Experiment. Stating simply “The Congress shall have power to lay and
collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without
apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census
or enumeration” the amendment grants to the Federal government powers
typically reserved for serfdom or British ruled colonies.
It’s not that tax collection is inherently evil, or that a personal income tax of some nature is abhorrent to Constitutional values, but the 16th Amendment marked the beginnings of progressive dominance in political discourse. Direct taxation (which was expressly prohibited in the Constitution) endangers personal property, privacy and anonymity.
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/michaelschaus/2014/04/14/the-democrat-partys-century-of-tax-hikes-n1824095?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl
It’s not that tax collection is inherently evil, or that a personal income tax of some nature is abhorrent to Constitutional values, but the 16th Amendment marked the beginnings of progressive dominance in political discourse. Direct taxation (which was expressly prohibited in the Constitution) endangers personal property, privacy and anonymity.
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/michaelschaus/2014/04/14/the-democrat-partys-century-of-tax-hikes-n1824095?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl
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