Look it up, their official name is the Estados Unidos Mexicanos

https://heyjackass.com/

or United States of Mexico/United Mexican States

Something that blew my mind

Is that income tax wasnt a thing till ww1

never realised that

Chicago

It was like less than 1%

There were wartime income taxes

Yeah

and they never got rid of them afterwards

but it was ruled unconstitutional in peacetime

until the 16th Amendment

I wouldn't complain about having Sonora as a US state

Just demanded more and more and more

Yo why does waluigi get neglected in every smash bros is it cause nintendo wouldnr smash like thats so bad

And look where were at now. 40% income tax where I live, VAT at 20%

They literally take more than 3/4 of your money

In fact, direct election of Senators is a newer concept in the US than the peacetime income tax

and I havent seen them do anything good with it. Ever

Where the fuck does it all go

Actually, Kazza, they DID undo it after wartime

Defense budget

Dude the defense budget in the UK is like 2%

It's just that the 16th Amendment made it legal in peacetime

Oh UK?

Repeal the 17th amendment, change my mind.

Uhhh

25% goes to folk not wanting to work, the other 50% to fatties on the NHS

I'm honestly on board with repealing the 16th and 17th Amendments

What are they?

16th is for peacetime income tax in the US

17th is for direct election of Senators

Why the 17th?

Because the Senate's point is to represent the states, on a government level, not be a popularity contest

^

The fact that we're looking at a real possibility of seeing a Kid Rock versus Eminem race for US Senate in Michigan makes for a VERY good case against the 17th Amendment

it also set the US on the road of ending layer cake federalism, which had the final nail driven into its coffin by the New Deal

Does democracy work

If people can vote for their own votes and money