The Claim of 'All Taxes Were Direct Until Apportionment'
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This article is part of the wealth tax series. The Bernie Sanders’ website links to an American Bar Association article where the authors attempt to convince us that before the U.S. Constitution, all state taxes were considered federal direct taxes. Then, once apportionment became associated with direct taxes in the new Constitution, those taxes that couldn’t be easily apportioned were no longer considered direct. They became indirect.
The Claim of 'All Taxes Were Direct Until Apportionment'
The Claim of 'All Taxes Were Direct Until…
The Claim of 'All Taxes Were Direct Until Apportionment'
This article is part of the wealth tax series. The Bernie Sanders’ website links to an American Bar Association article where the authors attempt to convince us that before the U.S. Constitution, all state taxes were considered federal direct taxes. Then, once apportionment became associated with direct taxes in the new Constitution, those taxes that couldn’t be easily apportioned were no longer considered direct. They became indirect.