Tag: Bill Benson
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The Case Against the 16th Amendment
HAVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BEEN LIED TO FOR 99 YEARS? by Gunnery Sergeant John McClain, USMC, Retired, ©2012, blogging at Gulf1 (Aug. 17, 2012) — As a matter of fundamental principle, the means for funding the federal government, obtaining revenue was constricted to excise taxes exclusively for a number of clearly defined reasons. First, the…
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Was the Income Tax Amendment Ever Ratified?
U.S. SUPREME COURT HAD STRUCK DOWN A DIRECT TAX IN 1895 by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 2, 2011) — On May 21, 1895, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a direct tax on personal income was unconstitutional as a result of the case of Pollock v. Farmers‘ Loan and Trust Company. The lawsuit had been precipitated…