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The power of Congress to tax has two purposes. First, it funds federal activities and its budget. Second, taxation can serve to moderate equity gaps through redistribution, and decrease marginal sociology-environmental-public safety costs by setting punitive taxes, levies, and fines against their causalities.
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Congress can tax us to provide?
Common Defense and Welfare
Why was the US Congress able to effectively fund the war?
The Congress passed an income tax
Why the congress has the power to collect tax?
Congress has the power to collect taxes because it is written in the Constitution under Article 1. Congress has the power to tax in order to provide for everyone within the United States.
Why was the US Congress able to effectively fund the Civil War?
The Congress passed an income tax
What two purposes may congress tax?
to pay debts, and to provide for common defence.
How does the Constitution provide people with a voice in the tax law?
The Constitution gives the Congress the taxing and spending power. The people are the ones that votes for members of Congress, hence they have a voice in tax laws via selecting members of Congress who represent their views.
Major problem with the Articles of Confederation was that the document .?
Did not give congress the power to tax
Does congress have the power to tax citizens?
Congress has the power to tax 'provide for the common defense and general welfare.' Article I of the Constitution gives Congress this power.
When was income tax introduce?
Income tax was introduced (or established) in the 16th Amendment to the US Constitution. This amendment was passed by Congress in 1913.
For what purpose may congress impose a tax?
One of the purposes that may make the congress to impose a tax is to increase the revenue of the government. When the revenue is increased, the federal government is able to provide the basic services to its citizens.
Which of these would be part of macroeconomics?
the desciion of the US congress to lower the federal income tax rate
When did Congress first tax alcohol?
In 1791, Congress levied the first tax on alcohol
