[brownsfan]

“Did not Fauxahontas float this around last year. The Constitution does not grant the Federal government the right to tax wealth or property.”

That really doesn’t matter anymore.

[Lurkinanloomin]

It’s amazing that some still pretend like there is still an operative Constitution when the overwhelming evidence is against that proposition.

[SJackson]

It does, but direct taxes have to be levied in proportion to a state's population. The tax would be levied in dollar amounts, ie 5 trillion dollars, not percentage of worth. Pocahontas is confusing her plan with the income tax, per the 16th Amendment The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on income, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. The courts have ruled that the estate tax is not a direct tax, a decision worth revisiting. She's probably assuming the courts wouldn't regard this as direct. With 5 or 6 more justices on the Supreme Court appointed by Joe, she's probably right.

[lightman]

What’s a “Constitution?”
/s