SamuelRSmith on 27 September 2012
| mrstickball said: I believe the 16th amendment merely allows for the collection of income taxes, but does not require it. |
But, clearly, this would need to be amended to allow for a general sales tax. Or, an additional amendment will be required for a general sales tax. Unless Johnson wanted to act unconstitutionally... which would be a disastourous step for the first Libertarian President.
But, Johnson's gone down in my estimations since declaring a case against the debate committee under the Sherman Act. What libertarian actually supports that law? Let alone use it to clearly get leverage in the engagement of private institutions.
"I'm here to make a case for free markets... but I can only make this case because I used a law that interferes with the free market (and, in doing so, increase future Government power)."
