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Yes, and if something is not allowed in the constitution, then the federal government does not have the power to do it. The states could do it, but I find the likelihood of all 50 states adopting a wealth tax to be extremely unlikely.

https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amen...




If it's popular enough to get through the House and Senate, it would have to be drawing widespread public support across the political spectrum.

At that point, there would be a lot of pressure on state legislatures to ratify an amendment. Anyone who voted against it would be putting a target on their back in the next election.




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