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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Payroll taxes were instituted to fund infrastructure improvements of booming cities. The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1913, gave Congress the power to levy an income tax, including on wages and salaries. This revenue was intended to support infrastructure development in growing cities such as New York and Chicago.

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