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Is Federal Income Tax Constitutional?

Thanks to an amendment to the constutition (16th) that was ratified in 1913, the Federal Income tax is now constitutional. But our founders had a much different idea of taxation, as seen in Article 1 Section 8. Clause 1 of section 8 states--

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;


Thomas Jefferson said, "It must be observed that our revenues are raised almost wholly on imported goods."
(Thomas Jefferson, letter to Gouverneur Morris, 1793)

Because Homemakers for America believes very strongly in education, we want our members to research this issue and decide for themselves on issues, based on facts.

We have, therefore, provided you with Links below that address and dicuss this issue in depth. We welcome your comments.

LINKS
Patriots Website
http://w3f.com/patriots/serious.html
This site gives samples of the tax code and discusses the history of the tax code. Very enlightening and thought provoking.

Strong City
http://www.strongcity.com/winds/1998/01/irs_taxes.html
This site gives a great overview of the history of the amendment that made it Constitutional to tax the incomes of America's citizens. Very interesting reading.

Give Me Liberty
http://www.givemeliberty.org/
This site provides court cases and stories of people fighting the constitutionality of the Federal Income Tax. It is very interesting reading. It also gives ideas of how you can be actively involved and impact the issue.

Our Constitution Says
http://www.uhuh.com/taxstuff/incomtax.htm
This site also gives historical information and references to court cases. It provides a great deal of information on the issue.

ARTICLES
Do We Have to Pay Taxes
http://www.veen.com/leslie/archives/000179.html

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