Amendment 16: Income Tax In The United States

I think it should be repealed because we are paying taxes and it goes to other things than the United States itself. For example, the government uses our money for things like foreign aid, useless scientific researches, and useless construction. Instead, we should be able to use the money how we want to in our local community. In article V of the Constitution, it explains how to get an amendment changed. In order to get it changed, 66% of Congress have to agree on it being added. The first step in amending the constitution would be to call a convention to meet with the Congress or the States. Both the States and Congress have the ability to make a change or propose an amendment. There are two part of Congress, the House and the Senate. The main difference is that decisions are easier to challenge in Senate and you have unlimited debate time in the Senate. The House also only has 435 members whereas the Senate has 100 members. After 66% of the House and the Senate agrees on adding the amendment, it then goes to the States, where 75% have to agree on it. After Congress have voted on the amendment and it has been passed down to the States, then they have seven years to vote on

Colonists felt oppressed while being forced to pay unfair taxes due to the boisterous parliament. The people desired for an Amendment that would guarantee them the right to bear arms and protect themselves against similar situations. The Second Amendment was drafted to provide for the common defense and the general welfare of the U.S. through the ability to raise and support militias.

1913 - Wyoming ratified the 16th Amendment, providing the three-quarter majority of states necessary to amend the Constitution. The 16th Amendment gave Congress the authority to enact an income tax (Internal Revenue Service, 2013).

This amendment was added into the US system because we believe that everyone has a right to vote no matter their economic

“When it came to levying taxes the Articles stated Congress could request states to pay taxes. The Constitution states Congress has the right to levy taxes on individuals” (Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources" http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/USHistory.html (31 March 1998). “A federal court the Articles

Under the Articles, taxation was targeted at the average American, farmers. While the wealthy merchants, politicians, and lawyers were making the most money but didn’t invest all their money into farmland, unlike the farmers, who had all their money tied up on the land they owned. This caused dispute because the farmers, who owned more land but had less money, were getting heavier taxes than the elite, who had more money but didn’t invest it in their land. Another point that proves the fact that men were less equal in 1787 than in the future was because of slaves rights. Although slaves rights were barely existing, the Constitution recognized the abolitionists in saying that Congress would have the ability to abolish slavery in the future. This was clearly a step up from the government's idea of slavery in 1787, which was that slaves were a money making property and shouldn’t be recognized as anything more. Slaves and the common farmer were not even eligible for the liberties of the wealthy educated man, they were treated unfairly and unequally. Clearly, in 1787, American equality was very dismal in comparison to the coming years as the Constitution was

Congress wasn’t given enough power to fulfill its economic tasks and was left in a bad financial situation, something needed to be done. The Constitution fixed this problem by giving congress the right to levy taxes on

was eliminated in the United States Constitution, which allows the government to fairly tax every

Congress taxed states based on their population, rather than an individual’s income. Progressives believed people with a higher incomes should pay a higher percent of taxes, so those with lower incomes were able to pay a lower amount of taxes. The Sixteenth Amendment was passed and gave Congress the power to create a personal income tax, based on how much a person makes rather than

• “The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several states within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.” Articles of Confederation, Section VIII • Without a way to collect taxes , congress could not pay war debts or make a national budget. • “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.” United States Constitution, Article I, Section VIII, Clause I • After levying taxes became a federal power

The 16th amendment is an important amendment that allows the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT to collect income tax from all americans. this allows for the government to keep an army, build road and bridges, enforce laws and carry out important rules and regulations. the 16th amendment was passed because many people believe an income tax would provide a more stable source of income than by a chief way in which government had been financed throughout history to that point but such a tax could not be imposed because the Supreme Court had ruled in Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust Company. PROS of 16th amendment, The federal government can collect revenues from income and thus increase expenditures. and government gets money from tax revenue, fines and

(A) Historical meaning- The 16th amendment means that Congress can impose and collect taxes on the income of citizens. The 16th amendment was influenced by a certain court case and also by the Income Tax Act of 1894. The Income Tax Act was a law that taxed interest, dividends, and rents of citizens. The Supreme Court stated that the Tax Act was a direct tax and was labeled unconstitutional.

The Sixteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution gives the United States government the right to tax income.

According to a Washington Post analysis of a report from the Congressional Budget Office, approximately $741 billion of the funding comes from Medicare cuts over ten years, with $415 billion of that coming from cuts to payment rates. From that same analysis, another significant source of funding is new and increased revenue from taxes. Over ten years, some $161 billion of these taxes come in the form of penalties paid by individuals and employers for not meeting the terms of the insurance mandate, while another $318 billion comes as a result of increased taxes on unearned income for individuals earning more than $200,000 a year. (Kliff, 2012)

The United States is a land that was created through war. To end a war we must have a solid army to defend the things we want to achieve. Whether its freedom from our fathering country’s or to show the power we have. Understanding how we have come to be from wars like the French and Indian war that sparked the beginning of the American revolution and the military culture and how the experience and significance of our country’s soldiers and militia men compared and brings us to our American military culture and the value’s of American thought, culture, and society. We would not have things like “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”, if it wasn’t for our great nations military force. A time period ranging from about 1755 to 1861 America has dealt with many trials and stipulations that