[GeronL]

VAT tax? That is one ugly, horrible, insidious tax. Wouldn’t it require a Constitutional amendment?

[neverdem]

VAT tax? That is one ugly, horrible, insidious tax. Wouldn’t it require a Constitutional amendment?

I don't know, but the Constitution seems to be the last of their concerns. They need to be taken to court for all of the takeovers ignoring the bankruptcy laws at the least.

[r9etb]

Dunno. Article I, Section 8 says, "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;"

I believe a VAT would fall under the category of Excise: "an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity."