[Congressman Billybob]

Slavery is much too important a subject to be trivialized by your comparison to the Income Tax Amendment. I agree that the government's ability to take such a large chunk of the national wealth comes from that Amendment. I agree that the Framers were wise to forbid any direct tax except a per capita one.

But that does not remotely compare to slavery.

Congressman Billybob

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[mc5cents]

I wasn't trying to 'compare' it to slavery my friend, I was using, what's the word, exaggeration, to make a point. That is all. Sorry.

Of course slavery was and is an abomination and still is today in Africa and other places. I detest it and did in no way mean to diminish it's sin.