"The power to tax is the power to destroy."
Ten seconds later: "So anyway, here's a federal income tax."
This is strong evidence that nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a‘s thesis that the difference in the speed of settlement between commodity money and credit money was gold’s downfall as money is correct.
It’s been a long time since I’ve read McCulloch v. Maryland. Certainly it was before Bitcoin was even invented. I’m going to have to reread it.
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/mcculloch-v-maryland-two-centuries-later/ 
Discussion
The federal income tax ultimately required a constitutional amendment to be sustained. The amendment was passed long after John Marshall was dead. The first federal income tax was implemented 26 years after he died. So it took a good while.
Historically taxes were for the conquered.
Seems accurate...for now 🛡️
Question: are you still a US citizen and if so how do you file tax returns?