Payroll Taxes Were Instituted by the 16th Amendment to the United

question 26

Multiple Choice

Payroll taxes were instituted by the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution:

• A) To penalize people who needed employment.
• B) To fund infrastructure improvements of booming cities.
• C) To make money from businesses that had employees.
• D) To pay for governmental salaries.

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