Clearing Up the Confusion About the Constitution's Term "Direct Taxes"
- July 12, 2024
If the Framers had believed the Constitution would be construed by any rules other than those then prevailing, they would have worded it very differently.
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READ MOREIn light of the evidence, it is astounding that confusion over the Constitution’s categories of direct and indirect taxes still persists.
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