I'VE HEARD ITS NOT IN THERE .
2007-02-04 05:42:45 · 12 answers · asked by prole1984 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The point is why should I pay for something that I need not pay for .
2007-02-04 05:48:03 · update #1
actually the govt doesnt need income tax to support itself thats a fallacy ... the current money we use is a total fiat currency meaning there is nothing backing it up .... what has happened is a private organization has been given the legal right to print the money and regulate its supply ... they LOAN the govt the money it uses and ur taxes pay the INTEREST to the bank ... the federal reserve ... its an illegal situation .. quazi - legal anyway ....and its the biggest scam ever perpetrated on a nation of people ... the govt CAN and should print its own money and finance itself ... its not a new idea or a radical one and its been proven throughout history to work extremely well ... but the bankers make sure that fact stays out of the media and textbooks ...
2007-02-04 05:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It does not and would not.
The Constitution is a written agreement that was debated severely and documented by the founders of the United States of America. There were representatives from each of the thirteen states. After several years they agreed and signed to the format for a central government. The document control ed the new government and laid down how it would run.
There were always problems with taxes in our history because individuals would suggest them to line their pockets and other people who did not like them still had to pay.
The system is horrible and is the number one reason for the revolutions. Taxes that did not help the colonies.
Today those forefathers are dead and we live in a false democracy. It is easier to see the future when you face the facts. Current taxes keep you down and those that receive it up. You dream of a big, safe home and they have seven. Things are exactly like slavery and big business two hundred years ago.
2007-02-04 14:34:22 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, the government does have the power to levy taxes (that includes income taxes) according to the constitution-- it was a major reason that the articles of confederation failed, and is, therefore, a central part of the Constitution. Besides that, the Consitution is a fairly flexible document, and because of the "necessary and proper"-- also called the "elastic" clause, the government can, in fact, enact laws that may not be specifically enumerated in the Constitution. That's why the fed. government can pass laws about gun control (even though the 2nd amendment gives you the right to bear arms), alcohol regulation, and interstate highways.
2007-02-04 13:50:50 · answer #3 · answered by Evangeline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't in the Constitution AT ALL. Infact, you'll be interested to know that Federal Income tax is, itself, illegal. It was passed as part of the Stamp Act. However, I don't advise challenging it.....
A lot of people are mentioning the 16th amendment, and they are only partly correct. The 16th amendment gives the power to the individual STATES to levy their own taxes. The Necessary and Proper Clause has little to do with it on a federal level because of the way in which federal income tax was passed.
2007-02-04 13:58:12 · answer #4 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the Bahamas, the government has not income tax, no property tax, and no sales tax. You get 100% of your wages. You get your own medical insurance, and you can start your own business with no fees or taxes. The government is uninvolved with the people and only tax they get is excise tax and taxes on import/export. Only reason Bahamas has a high standard of living is the same reason Hawaii is expensive, most of their products are imported and taxed. But I would rather that than have a govt who watches me and makes sure I do this and that and then deprive me of liberty and property just because I don't do what they fraudulently ask.
Which sounds more like America: Bahamas or America?
2014-03-15 18:06:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
16th ammendment. Income tax was devised as a way to rebuild the south after the civil war, and was not meant to last more than a decade or two. Since then, the government has grown fat off of it's people, and is unwilling to give up it's revenue now.
2007-02-04 13:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't in there, the thought of the founders was never that the common people would pay taxes at all, but only the rich. Income tax didn't start until about 1915 or so, can't remember exactly.
2007-02-04 13:47:59 · answer #7 · answered by The Scorpion 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't pay your taxes. Then explain in court that it is not in the Constitution. Maybe the judge will see your point, but I doubt it.
2007-02-04 13:51:15 · answer #8 · answered by The Maestro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not in the original constitution. It was created as a temporary tax (16th amendment) to support the civil war.
2007-02-04 13:48:02 · answer #9 · answered by SDTerp 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Right under where it says we are suppose to use the constitution for a door mat.
It's the nature of government to grow and liberty to shrink.
2007-02-04 13:49:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋