Amendment XVI

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

Amendment 16 states that the government has the power to set income tax rates as well as collect those taxes that are required to be paid. 



This picture is a political cartoon showing how the government can really take a lot of our money. Although it is sometimes used for the betterment of the people. 

This video shows and explains the 16th Amendment, how it works and how Congress can set and take taxes.