9th Circuit Panel Opens Doors for Progressive Tax Wish List

The word "taxes" is seen engraved at the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Washington, on May 10, 2021. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Commentary

In June, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Moore v. United States opened the constitutional door to progressive tax theories that support radical new and significant “income taxes.” For progressives, the case is a dream come true. For everyone else, it’s a dream that should be reversed at a full hearing before either the entire 9th Circuit Court of Appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court.