“They always had the power to tax income”
Disagree. Congress always had the power to TAX, but only for that which was enumerated/authorized; else, why pass an Amendment to specify that which already existed??
Still, I’m of the mind (aside from the 13th), the 16th violates our 4th/5th Rights (w/out specifying that is supersedes - IE: repeal of Prohibition), and is thus invalid on its face. Been trying to figure how one ‘voluntarily’ gives up their 5th A. Rights when filing is ‘mandatory’...Can anyone say ‘under duress’??
Course, the Courts have never given any indication at exactly what % they ‘deem’ slavery to exist; < 100% of course. Yet another conflict that invalidate.
Lastly, EVERYONE is a ‘tax denier’; especially come April 15th. No one voluntarily sends all their $$ into the govt and says, “Do as you wish. Oh, and I could use a couple bucks back, too.”
The Fascinating Truth About The 16th Amendment
The income tax is just an excise; capitations still require apportionment; and you've been taken to the cleaners
(excerpt) The fact is, the income tax is not only a Constitutional tax, it is also a very desirable tax. Applied in strict adherence to its statutory design, the income tax is benignly-limited in scope. It is also a fit mechanism by which those who make money from the exploitation of public resources return to the common purse a portion of their private profits.
The Fascinating Truth Versus The Comforting Myth
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie— deliberate, contrived and dishonest— but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” John F. Kennedy