For the Amendment gives to the Federal Government first claim upon the earnings of the individual, and so infringes his natural right to own what he produces.With its graduated-tax provision, the Income Tax Amendment is a replica of that clause in the Communist Manifesto which provides for the confiscation of all property through the use of just such a tax.Not only is the individual citizen's liberty partitioned by the Amendment, but the several states are deprived of their Constitutional sovereignty, and the central Federal Government is overstrengthened at their expense. This growth of centralized power is a development which generations of Americans fought stubbornly to prevent.And the Federal Government, by the very nature of government itself, increases its "needs" in accordance with its means of revenue. Reduce Federal income, argues Frank Chodorov, and Federal "needs" will automatically be reduced.The author takes a forthright stand as he defines the immoral nature of income taxation and the fallacy of using to "level off" society. And finally he outlines what can be done to repeal the Income Tax Amendment, bearing in mind the Federal Government's legitimate need for revenue.

    Alben Barkely, Democrat of Kentucky, was (among several offices) majority leader of the U.S. Senate during a part of the tenure of President Franklin Roosevelt. In 1948, President Harry Truman chose Barkley as his running mate. Barkley became a popular national figure known everywhere as The Veep. Vice President Barkley was famed as a raconteur. His stories and anecdotes were widely repeated. Hence the title of his reminiscence/autobiography: "That Reminds Me…"