Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.

1. 01

   If the 16th Amendment were repealed, how would the federal government fund current programs like Social Security, Medicare, and national defense without income tax revenue?

2. 02

   Which groups of Americans would be most significantly affected by losing federal income tax as a revenue source, and what alternatives might replace it?

3. 03

   What is the practical likelihood that 38 states would ratify a constitutional amendment eliminating the primary funding mechanism for federal government operations?

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