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What is the 16th amendment

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hey,

The 16th amendment is an important amendment that allows United States government to collect an income tax from all Americans.

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The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads:

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.

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