Most people over the age of 18 in the United States hate April 15th -- tax day. April 15th is the day where many of us realize that we owe EVEN MORE money to the Federal Government and probably more to the government of whatever state you live in. Dauber's World has always thought that voter turnout in elections would be much higher if elections were held on April 16th rather than the first Tuesday in November. Something about paying taxes makes fiscal policy that much more relevant for some reason.
So why is Dauber's World blogging about Taxes on February 3rd? Because today is the 95th anniversary of the ratification of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution:
"The Congress shall have 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."
Dauber's World liked the Constitution better before this Amendment. For the record it's worth noting that Dauber's World home state of Virginia never ratified the 16th Amendment. Another reason to be proud of Virginia's heritage (except for that whole Slavery issue, but Virginia prefers to gloss over that). Interestingly enough the 15th Amendment (Blacks getting the right to vote) was also ratified on February 3rd (43 years earlier). And in case you were wondering Virginia did ratify that one.
