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Originally posted by 12clicks
why is it always the wisest amoung us who make these statements? 
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I'm serious.. There's always been a huge debate about whether or not income taxes are constitutional with the current methods.
Income tax, defined by the constitution, is an apportioned tax handled by the state government. Currenly, income taxes in the United states are non-apportioned, and are handled by the Federal Government.
". . . direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons . . . three-fifths of all other Persons."
Income taxes are a direct tax - but they are not apportioned.