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Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by s73v3r_ on Saturday June 02, 2018 @09:13PM (#17217361)
Parent also did not offer any supporting evidence for their argument that it's unconstitutional.
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Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by late2part on Saturday June 02, 2018 @11:09PM (#17217710)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/tenth_amendment
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Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by s73v3r_ on Saturday June 02, 2018 @11:12PM (#17217724)
That doesn't provide evidence for it being unconstitutional, especially considering the right of Congress to tax was in the Constitution, and the Sixteenth Amendment explicitly gives them the right to lay income taxes.
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Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by greatamerican on Sunday June 03, 2018 @06:04PM (#17222549)
I obviously refer to the passage of the 16th amendment. Note the choice of the word "WERE."
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