Dear rwrcpa1,
I understand that it could and WOULD take years.
But this is one time where patience really is a virtue. A very important virtue.
Only by revoking the constitutional authority to levy a federal income tax is it safe to encourage federal lawmakers to move to consumption-based taxes.
Once a broad-based consumption tax is introduced, the politicians will find excuses not to repeal the 16th amendment, and sooner or later, we'll have both: a hefty national retail sales tax AND a federal income tax.
I'm sure that the federal income tax will be re-introduced on a "temporary emergency basis" and will only apply to the top few percent of income earners, and will only be a very modest rate of taxation.
And, it'll be for something like paying for health insurance for poor children. "It's fer the CHILRUN!!"
All who oppose it will be painted as being in favor of permitting children to die in the streets without vaccinations, or other basic healthcare.
And, after all, the rates will be modest! Oh so modest!! And will only apply to the rich!!!
At first.
But, my gosh! It just isn't realistic to suppose that in another five or ten years, we won't be halfway back to where we were with an income tax!
In implementing the new tax without first driving the stake through the heart of the old one, we're doing Chappaquiddick Ted's work for him!
sitetest
Those wishing to "bring back" te income tax would have far more than just a little fight on heir hands since keep in mind it there is enough support to pass the FairTax, that means the income tax and payroll taxes are eliminated and the income tax records destroyed.
Aside from the political and grassroots resistance to re-institute any income tax you have some extremely formidibale obstacles which will be fought for (to keep them as obstafcles) evey step of the way.
What you posit isn't even reasonable. When the income tax is gone it'll remain so for a considerable period of time.