[Arthur McGowan]

Those who wanted to insert a prohibition, right in the 16th Amendment, on the tax’s exceeding 10% were laughed to scorn. It would never, never, NEVER get that high!!! How dare you even SUGGEST that anyone would propose a 10% tax????? It was 70% just several years later.

[zeugma]

Those who wanted to insert a prohibition, right in the 16th Amendment, on the tax’s exceeding 10% were laughed to scorn. It would never, never, NEVER get that high!!! How dare you even SUGGEST that anyone would propose a 10% tax????? It was 70% just several years later.

Absolutely agreed. Not inserting the rate in the amendment was a major cause of a lot of our problems. Should have set it at a 10% max. Why 10%? Because God only asks for 10, and the government doesn't deserve more than God.