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  • H. J. RES. 14 is a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that seeks to repeal the Sixteenth Amendment, which currently allows Congress to collect income taxes. If ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures within seven years, Congress would no longer have the...

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    H. J. RES. 14 wants to change the rules so that the U.S. government can't collect taxes on money people earn, except if there's a war. This might make it hard for the government to pay for stuff it usually does.