“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
“till not a drop more can be extracted.” That was a warning on taxation from Luther Martin. He predicted government would be so hungry for your money to feed its power, they would squeeze you like “the juice from an orange” – until not a drop...
The Supreme Court’s June 20 decision in Moore v. United States continues the long-standing controversy over the Constitution’s distinction between “direct” and “indirect” taxes. Writing for the Court, Justice Brett Kavanagh stated that “Generally...