claim: the state constitution "clearly says there’s not to be a state income tax in tennessee."
author: gerald mccormick
evidence_1: sep 12, 2016 ... while there is no ban on a uniform income tax of 1 percent, 80 years of ... we can  say, 'not only do we not have an income tax, but we'll never ... tennessee's  constitutional provision banning a state income tax went into effect.
evidence_2: the state constitution "clearly says there's not to be a state income tax in  tennessee." — politifact tennessee on thursday, february 9th, 2012. see them  all →.
evidence_3: apr 26, 2014 ... the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the state line, though. ... there  are seven u.s. states with no income tax, while another two states .... on interest  and dividends, which is specifically allowed by the state constitution. ... while  tennessee has no income tax on wages, if you are a retiree living ...
evidence_4: in the nine states that don't levy a personal income tax, the politics of staying ...  there's a sense that taxing income isn't politically viable in the states that don't  levy it. ... no part of such a tax, says bill fox, director of the university of  tennessee's ... florida, for instance, has a prohibition written right into the state  constitution.
evidence_5: oct 21, 2015 ... with no income tax and high sales taxes, the state is asking poor people to pay  far ... congratulations tennessee: you've got the most regressive tax system in  america ... “it's just totally upside down,” said dick williams, chairman of ... voters  passed a constitutional amendment that banned the state from ...