[central_va]

A tariff does not require a Constitutional amendment! Where did you get that idea?

[Leaning Right]

> A tariff does not require a Constitutional amendment! Where did you get that idea? <

I’ll be clearer. My proposal would fund the federal government using a flat, comprehensive tariff AND a flat, comprehensive income tax over, say, $20,000.

And that’s it. No special carve-outs. But ‘no carve-outs’ would drive the politicians crazy, as it would take away their power to sell tax code favors. They would never consider the flat income tax part. That’s why my proposal could only be done by Constitutional amendment.