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Is a federal wealth tax constitutional? Income tax is specifically allowed.

• etchalon 3y ago
  It would depend on how the justices interpreted the word "income".
  • fxd123 3y ago
    Wealth is explicitly not income, so I don't know how any person would interpret a wealth tax being constitutional.
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    • etchalon 3y ago
      There are scholars on both sides of this: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/12/17/787476334/is-a-wealth-tax-constitutional https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/12/17/787476334/is-a...