Topic: Sixteenth Amendment

Robert Reich National income tax: a century of progressive taxes. More ahead?

National income tax was a key victory for progressives after Gilded Age when money ruled. The 16th Amendment, authorizing a national income tax, was the first new amendment in 40 years.

US tax time: A later deadline and other tax facts

The Circle Bastiat Half of Americans don't pay income tax. So what.

Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on the economy

Decoder Wire Rick Perry joins flat tax parade – a hot idea fresh from the 1860s

Flat tax: GOP's Perry jumps on board with plan

Tax the rich: Should millionaires really pay more?

Walter Rodgers What Dems need for GOP debate and Election 2012: A Shakespearean Falstaff

Budget stalemate: Why America won't raise taxes

Harry Reid ad slams opponent Sharron Angle on Scientology, Medicare

Polls open in Nevada; will Harry Reid's challenger be tea partier Sharron Angle

Tax Day 101: 42 excuses you can't use to avoid filing IRS forms

Joe Stack IRS attack and the growth of the tax resistance movement

Letters to the editor

Is the House healthcare reform bill unconstitutional?

Opinion Obama, Joe the plumber, and the gospel of envy