The 16th Amendment: How the U.S. Federal Income Tax Became D.C.'s Favorite Political Weapon

in liberty •  5 years ago 


Taxation is theft



Although the federal government taking about half of our paychecks feels like the norm today, what many Americans don't know is that income taxes started out as an effort to fund war – and it was meant to be temporary. Learn the history of the 16th Amendment and alternatives to the dreaded U.S. income tax.

Read The 16th Amendment: How the U.S. Federal Income Tax Became D.C.'s Favorite Political Weapon at Ammo.com.

Some of the topics covered:

  • Early Attempts to Implement an Income Tax
  • State Versions of the Income Tax
  • The Civil War’s Boost for a Federal Income Tax
  • The American People Push Back
  • The Income Tax: A Child of the Progressive Era
  • Enter the Wilson Presidency
  • The Income Tax: A Normal Part of Public Policy
  • Extraterritorial Taxation: The Income Tax’s Worst Kept Secret
  • The Sneakiness of Income Tax Withholding
  • Sales Tax Deductions vs. Income Tax Deductions
  • The IRS Sales Tax Deduction Calculator
  • GILTI: The Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income Provision
  • Tax Reformers Still Have Work to Do
  • Alternative Tax Models to Consider
  • 9 States Without State Income Tax
  • Puerto Rico: Tax Incentives For Americans
  • Act 20: The Export Services Act
  • Act 22: Individual Investor Act
  • A Cause for Hope



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