Article 1, Section 9, Paragraphs 4-6
No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.*
No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another; nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.
* An astericks indicates that the previous portion has been amended.
The Flat Tax
This clause has been cancelled by Amendment 16.
The problem with Governments is the taxation issue. Government is never satisfied with what it is getting. It always wants to increase taxation and will invent ways to increase taxation.
The Kingdom of Heaven will not need a tax to sustain it. Housing, expenses, and programs are not necessary. There will be a voluntary tithing system to support Israel’s Temple functions.
This clause insures that the different States will be treated fairly and taxes will be based on households or population values. In Scripture, a tax was collected when a census was taken. This insured no one was taxed twice.
Exodus 30:12-13, "When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD."
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