Sixteenth Amendment Ratified: Income Tax Becomes Law
The ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment shattered the federal government's reliance on tariffs and excise taxes by granting Congress explicit power to levy a direct income tax. This constitutional shift immediately unlocked a massive new revenue stream that would fund the nation's expanding role in global affairs throughout the twentieth century.
February 3, 1913
113 years ago
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