The 16th amendment is the problem, and here's why:
The supremes ruled on the 16th and said that the amendment conveyed no new powers of taxation. Congress could have imposed a wage and ...
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96441
The real reason we won't see a national consumption tax is because it makes the tax too obvious. You can go back and read the Congressional testimony about income tax withholding and see that ...
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96439
Thankfully, residents of New York were able to avoid another middle-class tax gouge from another rich autocrat, Michael Bloomberg, when his "Congestion Tax" was defeated in Albany.
Of c...
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96438
Not sure if this "took", so please delete if duplicate.
TAXPAYER'S LAMENT
Tax his cow, Tax his goat;
Tax his
pants, Tax his coat;
Tax his crop, Tax his work;
...
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96437
TAXPAYER'S LAMENT
Tax his cow, Tax his goat;
Tax his
pants, Tax his coat;
Tax his crop, Tax his work;
Tax his
ties, Tax his shirt;
Tax his chew, Tax his smoke;...
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96436
MAYNARD
Hooyaaaahhhhhhhh!
In other words I agree, strongly!
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96435
Oh yes Tammy, you said it on the air, the IRS itself is the biggest benefactress of all when it comes to a bloated, byzantine tax system! Like any government agency, it's really just a huge jo...
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96434
The rich do not pay higher taxes, never will. They use tax shelters, trust funds, foundations, off shore accounts, dummy corporations, and all sorts of loop holes to get out of paying their fa...
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96433
"Taxing consumption rather than production encourages savings, which are an essential part of the foundation upon which a prosperous economy is built."
Sorry to disagree. Consumption, j...
https://tammybruce.com/2015/04/theories_of_taxes.html#comment-96432