That sounds good but who sets the rate of how much the states are to be billed? Why the Congress of course! Here we go again.
Well that was the system set up in the original Constitution. It obviously had its problems, but at least there was no provision for the Feds to collect from individual citizens which is the main problem with the IRS.
Repealing the 17th amendment would help keep the power even more balanced. Congress would be less likely to vote really high rates if the were appointed by state senators and reps who were elected directly by the people.