Posted on 12/21/2021 6:59:33 AM PST by EBH
How about Term Limits for all the Critters
Sere tagline.
Only if it actually elimiates the wage tax that is illegally included as income now. wage taxes as direct taxes should only be lawfully collected and apportioned not as they are today.
“If you think about the 16th Amendment, they had to change the Constitution to begin taxing income. Initially, that was only going to target a handful of families in America. And now look at it,” Rep. Davidson said on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.>>> this statement is wrong. The federal government can tax anything. Direct taxes must be apportioned. For the income direct tax the constitution was changed to get rid of the apportionment requirement. Wages were added by the courts in “Glenshaw Glass” which allowed direct taxes on appurtenances to wealth with out the apportionment. clearly unconstitutional and corrupt.
The reason the founders required a direct tax to be apportioned is that it would end up being a head tax. That even to this day is the only lawful enactment of any direct tax to a citizen of the several states. except for a tax on incomes derived from a source. 16th.
Income taxes pay for abortions, sex changes, bombing civilians, Wuhan bio-weapons development.
In short, they tax us to kill us.
It’s about time we do something about that.
Anyone who thinks this has a chance of happening is overdue for a reality check.
That has about as much of a chance of passing as Chris Christie has on becoming president, of anything.
Take away the money pot that motives political careers and term limits become irrelevant.
I would like to point out that the Fed Gov’t only gets about 50% of revenues from income tax and about 50% of what the govt does is unconstitutional. Start eliminating intrusive agencies. If some of the states like them, they can institute those agencies at the state level.
The 16th amendment was not to authorize a tax on income from wages and salaries. Wages and salaries are considered an excise and as such were already subject to direct taxation. Rather it was to allow taxation on capital, such as, capital gains, stock dividends and interest on bonds. Repeal the 16th amendment and your wages will still be taxed but Wall Street will not be.
The text of the 16th Amendment is as follows:
The Congress shall have the 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 year the first permanent federal income tax was levied.
What Did the 16th Amendment Accomplish?
The 16th Amendment allowed Congress to enact the first nationwide income tax, which is now the Federal government's largest source of revenue. Prior to that point, most Federal revenue came from tariffs.
I'm guessing this latest version won't get a committee vote either.
Good start but he 17th amendment is terrible and needs to go also.
How stupid Americans were to change the Constitution to authorize government theft.
I agree....it depends on bureaucrat politicians who are paid from the very taxes this effort would seek to abolish.
Going nowhere.
“How about Term Limits for all the Critters”
Who do you include with “Critters”?
It would need to include staffers and so forth too, else you’d just end up with a lot of people who are the “power behind the throne” of elected officials as they change “bosses” from election to election.
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