If the Framers had believed the Constitution would be construed by any rules other than those then prevailing, they would have worded it very differently. The post Direct Taxes and the Founders’ Originalism first appeared on Independence Institute. The post Direct Taxes and the Founders’ Originalism appeared first on Independence Institute.| Independence Institute
Although some judges and other writers have been confused about direct and indirect taxes, when the Constitution was adopted the definitions were, as John Marshall said, "clearly understood." The post The Constitutional Line on Direct Taxes first appeared on Independence Institute. The post The Constitutional Line on Direct Taxes appeared first on Independence Institute.| Independence Institute