Re: OT: Taxes

dagmargoodboat@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Nov 21, 3:37 pm, Robert Baer <robertb...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Could the government really pull this off – implementing a retroactive
tax increase?

In a word, yes. Back in August 1993, President Clinton passed the
largest tax increase in history – the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1993 (OBRA) – and made it retroactive to January of that year.

It was challenged in court, and the court held that retroactive tax
increases were legal. This was not the first time this sort of chicanery
had been pulled. (You can read more on the topic of retroactive taxes by
clicking here.)

Robert, could you give that link?

Under the section describing Congress, the Constitution says:

"No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed."
--Article I. Section 9, U.S. Constitution

http://www.constitution.org/constit_.htm

I'm curious how they justify passing a law ex post facto.

I guess that's the beauty of a living, breathing document--it lets you
do whatever you want. Like jail opponents.


--
Cheers,
James Arthur
Can you count the many ways the constitution has been trashed, avoided and plain contradicted with "laws"?
Slavery, stealing our gold, "selective service", sending national guard to foreign lands to be ordered around by foreign powers, etc & etc...
"Patriot" act, Homeland "Security" act, wire tapping without warrants, etc, etc...
One could go on for days...
.

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