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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 30 Jan \ parent \ on: William McKinley: Prostitute of Protectionism Politics_And_Law

By population.

The constitution says that taxes have to be levied uniformly. Nothing's more uniform than x amount per person.

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26 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic OP 30 Jan

In other words, a capitation tax. As long as it is not a variable tax, I guess that meets the qualifications, but if they decide to make it progressive, legitimacy may change.

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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 30 Jan

The states could collect it in a progressive or regressive fashion. I'm not aware of any restrictions on how states gather taxes other than not being allowed to specifically target protected classes.

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37 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic OP 30 Jan

Hmm……. I still have trepidations about the states doing this. I just happen to live in one of those crazier states and wouldn’t trust the government or the governor further than I can telekinetically move him out of the governor’s mansion!

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