And most here, I’d speculate, would acknowledge a return to a Constitutional Republic is ‘never going to happen’ as well.
Your point, though true, is the sticking point. And I will point to one area where ‘changing the public’ is always talked about, but never seems to happen (no matter how ‘irate’ they may be): voting (IE: see to be the same re-voted into office time and time again...no matter how fleeced/pissed the public sentiment)
I would agree with another earlier post...it’s where the $$ is SPENT (that Constitutional thing again). I can not see the States passing an Amend ‘fix’ when it would then require them to actually do their JOBS (9th/10th) [I’ve completely given up on any hope of reforming D.C. What’s the definition of insanity again?]
Course, it could be my simple public (and self-taught) education, but I could never wrap my brain around two conflicting Amendments: Slavery vs. income-tax. Just at what % of income tax does ‘slavery’ kick in if not 100%??
I understand your point about Slavery and Income Tax, and to some extent agree with it.
However, taking the analogy literally requires ignoring the true horror of chattel slavery. Nobody is enslaved by taxation in the USA. Since raising rates generally results primarily in additional legal (and illegal) tax avoidance, nobody is likely to be enslaved in at least the near future.
Let’s assume a person in this country with income of $1M being taxed at some future point at 80% of his earnings. I’d agree that’s way too high.
But it leaves him $200k to live on, which can be done quite well. The guy is overtaxed, not enslaved.