| ▲ | JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> No chance 3 ever passes It’s honestly the hardest one on there. > a wealth tax would require an amendment Genuine question, why? > It would also be a bad idea to abolish the EC because then candidates would only ever campaign in cities This doesn’t mathematically work. Most Americans live in suburbia. (We define “urban” very, very broadly for statistical purposes.) And this effect is more than compensated for by the existence of the Senate and even House. > it would complicate the recount process No messier than now. And you’d only be delayed in close elections, in which case carefully recounting everywhere is fine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | nickff 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
>”Genuine question, why?” A wealth tax would clearly be a ‘direct tax’, which must be apportioned among the states according to the constitution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | jandrewrogers 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 16th amendment plainly restricts taxation to income. Same reason there isn't a Federal sales tax or property tax. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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