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Amendment XVII

Income Tax

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

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Author
 
Federal Government was the author of the 16th Amendment, which was allegedly ratified in 1913. After a year of extensive research,Bill Benson discovered that the 16th Amendment was not ratified by the required 3/4 of the states, but nevertheless Secretary of State Philander Knox fraudulently announced ratification.

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Interpretation
 
Congress can impose imcome tax.

Other Crucial Information
 
The origins of this amendment went back to 1895, when the Supreme court declared a federal income tax unconstitutional.  To overcome this Supreme Court decision, this amendment authorized an income tax that was levied on a direct basis. 

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