Yes, the income tax was once prohibited. Congress tried to impose one in the late 1800's and the SCOTUS ruled it unconstitutional. Congress then proposed, and the states ratified the 16th Amendment, which legalizes the income tax.
The Congress got the Sixteenth Amendment through by promising that only "the rich" would pay it and that it would never exceed 3% of anyone's income, thus proving that class warfare and lying by Congress were alive and well in 1913.
"Yes, the income tax was once prohibited. Congress tried to impose one in the late 1800's and the SCOTUS ruled it unconstitutional. Congress then proposed, and the states ratified the 16th Amendment, which legalizes the income tax."
I've read all over the place that there is no record of all 38 states ratifying the 16th Amendment, which legalizes the income tax!! I used to wonder about this, but with the sh*t going on now, I don't doubt what I've read!!