[DoodleDawg]

Yes there is a way. The VERY first law signed by President Washington was the Tariff act of 1789.

The total value of U.S. imports in 2013 was $2.25 trillion. That same year U.S. non-discretionary spending alone was $2.54 trillion. So the U.S. could have placed a 100% tariff on everything imported and it still would have run a deficit of over a trillion dollars.

[central_va]

Cut the Federal to the bone and add a 5% NRST. Repeal the 16th. Problem solved. Income taxes are evil.

[JOHN W K]

And that is what the direct apportioned tax is for . . . extinguishing a deficit by having each state's congressional delegation bring home a bill for their state to pay and apportioned share to extinguish the deficit!

JWK