Calvin H. Johnson’s attack upon the apportionment of direct taxes

5/11/14 | johnwk

[PapaBear3625]

Part of the check on excessive federal power, was that direct taxes would be apportioned among the states, and that state governments would be responsible for raising the money from among their people and sending the money to the feds (the opposite of the current practice of federal grants going to the states).

Another part of that, was that Senators were appointed by, and answerable to, their state legislatures. They would thus be uninterested in making their states shell out money for programs that would be better carried out at the state or local levels.

[JOHN W K]

I think we actually agree. Our founders intended the states to collect the tax and then transfer it to the federal government.

see Section 7 of the direct tax of 1813 allowing states to pay their respective quotas and be entitled to certain deductions in meeting their payment on time.

However, if a state refuses or neglects to pay its share of the tax, then, and only then is the federal government authorized to enter that state and collect the tax.

JWK

A nation of people made dependent upon government for their subsistence, is a nation doomed to being enslaved by the iron fist which feeds them

[HMS Surprise]

Your logic is flawed. People go to jail, therefore they are wrong? So I suppose you support the Federal Reserve too then eh?