Didn't have to be. SCOTUS ruled that it wasn't even necessary, as the government has always had the power to tax income.
But as another poster here just revealed, SCOTUS defined income, and wages are not included in that definition. If we want to stop paying taxes on our wages all we have to do is mark "exempt."
The 16th was never ratified by enough states.
Didn't have to be. SCOTUS ruled that it wasn't even necessary, as the government has always had the power to tax income.
But as another poster here just revealed, SCOTUS defined income, and wages are not included in that definition. If we want to stop paying taxes on our wages all we have to do is mark "exempt."