Essay On The 16th Amendment

In 1791 Hamilton convinced Congress to approve taxes on distilled spirits and carriages. Hamilton 's principal reason for the tax was that he wanted to pay down the national debt, but he justified the tax "more as a measure of social discipline than as a source of revenue." But most importantly, Hamilton "wanted the tax imposed to advance and secure the power of the new federal government." Congress designed the tax so smaller distillers would pay by the gallon, while larger distillers (who could produce in volume) could take advantage of a flat fee. The net result was to affect smaller producers more than larger ones.

It would take 13 years until the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed by the Twenty-first came into effect because by the end of the 1920s many Americans were already growing tired of the decision. America was facing an economic depression and the government knew that if they legalized alcohol sales that there would be a good amount of revenue coming through to help get them through the crisis. In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt who was against Prohibition ran against President Herbert Hoover and won the election. Once Roosevelt was in office, they were able to finally appeal the amendment and the Prohibition era was no more, much to the delight of the

The unfair taxation gave Americans their independence and a government controlled by the people. (p.116-121)

”(6) The 16th Amendment stated that “Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever sources derived, without apportionment among the several states and without regard to any census or enumeration.” (7) As a result of the 16th Amendment in 1913, because of exemptions and deductions, no more than 1 percent of the population paid income taxes. Tax rates started out at 1% and rose to 6% on income over $500,000. (8) With the 16th Amendment being passed through the necessary steps before becoming a constitution law, the federal government was allowed to enforce taxes on its citizens and people making money.

The sixteenth amendment gives the Congress mandate to collect taxes on income from all citizens without apportionment among the different states and regardless of the state’s population. The amendment was passed in 1909 and ratified in1913. The amendment was proposed as a result of the need for correction of the flaw in the collection tax terms. The government obtained taxes from the existence of a population in a state. The system was found to be unfair, especially to the poor states as the system did not consider the people’s income.

A man, labeled "Tax Payer," looks worriedly at a Christmas list while a group of children turn their faces to him happily (Marcus).   The faces of these children are etched with the initials of many New Deal policies, such as the NRA, CCC, TVA, and AAA (Marcus). The possible costs of these new policies were concerning not only to the business community, but to upper class Americans. Before the Sixteenth Amendment exempted income taxes from requirements the Constitution established regarding other direct taxes, and allowed for the widespread institution of a graduated income tax, the government relied largely on tariffs on foreign goods.

The tax may have been effective had people not been intensely aggressive in their protests. These “whiskey rebels” sparked a protest that refused to let the law stand as is. They choose to pass this into law because of Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, who was the secretary of the treasury at the time, was faced with the task of paying off the U.S. war debt (Scanlon 2018).

Have you ever thought to yourself, where did the Constitution come from? Someone surely had to inspire the people who wrote it? You’re right and I’m going to talk about 3 of some of the most important documents that influenced the Constitution. Starting with the Rights of Citizenship in the Constitution because we got to know how the Constitution affects us and why we care about it.

The 26th amendment states “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.” My opinion on the 26 amendment is that the voting age should be lowered to 16 instead of 18. I also believe the 2nd amendment should be change which also expresses “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Changing the 26th amendment could gradually increase society being safer. I feel the 26th amendment should be change because people of teenage years seem to know just as much about politics as much as older people.

Hamilton introduced the first exercise of taxes to be placed on the manufacture, sale or consumption of certain commodities. The so called whiskey tax was taxes that had to be paid on the grain as it was delivered to the distillery. Thus not going over very well with farmers, in the summer of 1794 in Western Pennsylvania they marched in protest of the tax. The Federal Government used the Whiskey Rebellion as an example to prove that they could keep law and order. Washington and his troops set out to Pittsburg to deal with the rebellion.

In a biography in the Library of Economics and Liberty, George’s ideas imply “A tax on income reduces people’s incentive to earn income, a tax on wheat would reduce wheat production, and so on” in his Progress

The colonists wanted representation when it came down to being taxed, but the British government would not allow it. The government wanted full control over the people, so they made sets of acts and laws that were placed on taxation. For example, the Stamp Acts of 1765. These acts taxed all papers, pamphlets, newspapers, and cards. The Townshend Acts of 1767 were also a large part of taxation.

Rebecca, when the English colonists continue to push deeper into the Ohio Valley. The taxes were issues that the colonists did not want to give a fair chance. The colonist was becoming angry because of the demands of Britain. Rebecca we face similar conditions in our country and seem like things are not getting better. Taxes are getting higher and seem like some states have better opportunities than other states.

The graduated income tax was introduced by the populists. The graduated income tax made it so the more money one made the more taxes they had to pay. The populists also brought the direct elections of senators. Before this was introduced each state's legislatures would choose the senators. Another policy adopted from the populists was the Australian ballot or secret ballot.

Although taxes are one of the obstacles in the process of the creation of wealth, they are still essential in the continuity of the government and the economy therefore are necessary for people to understand and follow. The current tax system in the United States is based upon the Revenue Act of 1913, also known as the Tariff Act, which re-imposed the implementation of the federal income tax after the ratification of the sixteenth amendment. The Revenue Act of 1913 significantly reduced the average tariff on imported goods from 40% to 25% in the hopes of an increase in competitive prices as well as efficiency. The federal income tax is easily the most debated tax in the United States although surprisingly it is not the highest tax individuals