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The New Flat Tax: A Modest Proposal For A Constitutionally Apportioned Wealth Tax, John Plecnik
The New Flat Tax: A Modest Proposal For A Constitutionally Apportioned Wealth Tax, John Plecnik
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This Article is the first to propose a solution that complies with the Apportionment Clause without imposing different rates in different states. This Article discusses the practical and administrative issues with implementing a wealth tax in the United States as well as the substantive fairness of such a tax relative to the income and consumption tax regimes. This article describes the Apportionment Clause, so-called direct taxes, and the constitutional issues with implementing a wealth tax. It also describes prior proposals to circumvent the Apportionment Clause for the sake of a wealth tax. It also outlines a modest proposal to pass …