On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 09:11:07PM -0800, Nano Nano wrote: > >From what I heard the constitution explicitly defines two types of taxes > (I forget the names), but basically they are "taxes on things" and "just > you have to pay it" taxes, and our government is only supposed to > collect the first kind. It was what the big hoopla was with Britain was > all about. > > But you can't fight city hall. So, I agree, our tax system needs to be > chucked. But the government needs money, lots of it. That ain't going > away.
Perhaps you've heard of the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution, explicitly authorizing an income tax? -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
