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contain internal checks against tyranny.
Right now, it’s debatable whether our current tax system fits either requirement. The income tax’s extreme intrusiveness into our personal affairs, the IRS’s regular use of police-state tactics, and the unbounded growth of federal revenues (until fairly recently) all call into question whether our system of taxation is harmonious with a free society. Yet few seem to care.
Perhaps we need to take a lesson from our forebearers when considering how to talk about taxes.
Two centuries ago, the United States faced another critical debate over tax reform. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 had to decide what powers of taxation (if any) the Congress should be granted. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had been allowed merely the requisition the amount owed. That is, it could pass assessments against the states - but then it was up to the states to pay. Few did. That left the national government virtually bankrupt.
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