Is an income tax constitutional?

[Cleverness]

If so, is a 100% income tax constitutional too?

[BigKobeFan]

I an amenable to paying taxes. But i would not do a progressive tax and have all nikkas pay a 40% rate. Rich, poor, middle class. Very fair for all

[bladefd]

Yes, it is constitutional.

US Constitution
Article I
Section 8
Clause 1
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;

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-8/

[Jasper]

As I have stated throughout the presidential campaigns - our laws are out dated.
But every one doesn't give a rats ass , and wants to talk about their side is better than the others.

This is how stupid our society is.

[ItsMillerTime]

Income taxation is theft.

[Norcaliblunt]

A voluntary government go fund me page would work better.

[Shogon]

Income taxation is theft.

You're right, it is.

But aren't you a blue voter? Not that the political parties are substantially different nowadays, and not to be a dick, how the **** do you plan to pay for the massive amount of federal programs without an income tax?

:roll:



Anyways, back to the OP... yes, it is unconstitutional.

We can't get rid of it though... not now. At least, not without phasing it out in stages.

If we just suddenly abolished the income tax from one year to the next, the civil unrest in the streets would be beyond comprehension. There are too many people that are dependent on government. I'm not talking exclusively about welfare recipients... I mean... there are probably somewhere between 1 to 2 million people directly employed by the military... and what? :roll: 9 million that work directly for the federal government? :roll:

It would be actual chaos.

Oh well, this is all going to collapse eventually anyways as the currency is printed into oblivion.

The country will have to, at some point, embrace the idea that it is not the role of the government to take care of them. They won't have a choice, it will be forced down their throats... and they will swallow.



My bullshit aside, I like the idea of a consumption tax rather than a labor tax. It encourages saving money and the government can continue on getting funding without raping people that don't have a choice. I would imagine that taxes in general would be substantially harder to dodge. You either pay taxes on your consumption or you don't consume. Seems fairly straightforward, but idk... not sure what other countries have done this and what results look like.

[BigKobeFan]

You're right, it is.

But aren't you a blue voter? Not that the political parties are substantially different nowadays, and not to be a dick, how the **** do you plan to pay for the massive amount of federal programs without an income tax?

:roll:



Anyways, back to the OP... yes, it is unconstitutional.

We can't get rid of it though... not now. At least, not without phasing it out in stages.

If we just suddenly abolished the income tax from one year to the next, the civil unrest in the streets would be beyond comprehension. There are too many people that are dependent on government. I'm not talking exclusively about welfare recipients... I mean... there are probably somewhere between 1 to 2 million people directly employed by the military... and what? :roll: 9 million that work directly for the federal government? :roll:

It would be actual chaos.

Oh well, this is all going to collapse eventually anyways as the currency is printed into oblivion.

The country will have to, at some point, embrace the idea that it is not the role of the government to take care of them. They won't have a choice, it will be forced down their throats... and they will swallow.



My bullshit aside, I like the idea of a consumption tax rather than a labor tax. It encourages saving money and the government can continue on getting funding without raping people that don't have a choice. I would imagine that taxes in general would be substantially harder to dodge. You either pay taxes on your consumption or you don't consume. Seems fairly straightforward, but idk... not sure what other countries have done this and what results look like.

libtards a confused bunch. Income tax is theft, yet, they want to tax the rich more.