What did the 16th amendment say about taxation?

DamickaB: What did the 16th amendment say about taxation?
I have to do a 2 page paper on the question, what the 16th amendment said about taxation?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Roger M
1) Read the 16th amendment
2) write paper

Answer by STEVEN F
US Constitution:
16th Amendment:
The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

Answer by Slate
so basically do your homework for you…

Answer by ahandle101
Steven F is right, Congress gave themselves the right to screw everybody in the early 20th century.
Promised link:

https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html

Answer by Packers
The 16th amendment allowed the Federal government to
tax a person based on their income. It is a progressive tax
meaning that the more you make the more you pay. In
the Constitution it was stated that all states and people
in those states had to be taxed equally. This made the
Income tax illegal. The 16th amendment changed that.
The propose of the tax was to tax the extremely wealthy
“robber barons” of that period. It was a part of the
progressive Amendments added to the constitution in the
early 20th century. The others were:
a. 17th amendment– direct popular election of US
Senators.
b. 18th amendment–prohibition of making/selling alcohol.
c. 19th amendment– gave women the right to vote.
If you talk about how the income tax changed the way the government collects revenue, progressive and regressive
taxes and progressivism you should get your answer.
Hope that helps. packers.