[T]he power to tax involves the power to destroy.
—- John Marshall, McCullough v. Maryland, 4 Wheaton (17 U.S.) 316, 431 (1819).
The Supreme Court, of the corporate United states, hands down McCray v. United states: The federal power of taxation may be used for regulatory purposes.
[restored 7/4/2021]
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References:
McCray v. United States, 195 U.S. 533 (1904).
Gerald Gunther, Constitutional Law, twelfth edition, (Westbury, New York: Foundation Press, 1991), 179.
McCray v. United States – Wikipedia
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