NPR: Erik Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, urged Supreme Court judges to examine the 16th Amendment when making decisions on wealth taxes.

If any constitutional amendment can be hated, it would be the 16th Amendment. Passed by Congress in 1909 and ratified by the states in 1913, it allowed Congress to “levy income taxes without ...

The 16th Amendment to the Constitution, authorizing the federal government to levy an income tax, opened a Pandora’s box to graft, fraud and corruption. The federal government’s original purpose was ...

It all started in 1913 with the ratification of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. In a moment of fiscal irresponsibility, the states approved a federal income tax without limits and without any ...

If any constitutional amendment can be hated, it would be the 16th Amendment. Passed by Congress in 1909 and ratified by the states in 1913, it allowed Congress to “levy income taxes without ...

When the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1913, it legalized the use of a graduated income tax system for the federal government. Today, many but not all states have legalized a ...