Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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No originally.



Not originally? Of course it did. See article 1, section 8, clause 1.



Right you are. I thought this came into being with the 16th amendment.
That seems superfluous, given your reference above. Since article 1,
section 8, clause 1 seems pretty general with regard to taxation, I'm
now curious why the XVI amendment was necessary.

Matt