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Originally posted by dave654,
Osborn Enready correctly points out in one of his threads, that this type of direct taxation is illegal under the constitution. If you really want to rid ourselves of this burden, go to www.fairtax.org. While this proposal is geared towards federal taxation, it could more easily be implemented on the state and local levels. |
It's only outlawed by the constitution for the *federal government*, which doesn't engage in this type of taxation. Land taxes are levied by local and state governemnt's which are not limited by the constitutions taxation clauses.