Article 1, Section 9 prohibits direct taxes (which a wealth tax would definitely be) unless apportioned by state population. So it is unconstitutional unless ev

Article 1, Section 9 prohibits direct taxes (which a wealth tax would definitely be) unless apportioned by state population. So it is unconstitutional unless every state agrees on an apportionment arrangement, which is nigh impossible as low population states will not receive much of the benefit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_tax#U.S._constitutional_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_tax#U.S._constitutional...