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mk · 4800 days ago · link · · parent · post: Elizabeth Warren Quote about the Social Contract Implied in Success
How so?
I just meant that you are born into any social situation without choice, whether it is a highly structured government, or an agreed lack of government. Not sure where you're getting this date from. 1913 is the date. Which would mean we've had no income tax longer than we've had income tax. Sorry, I was wrong. This first time a Federal income tax was proposed was during the war of 1812, but it wasn't enacted. The first time it was levied was in 1861 during the Civil War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1861 (signed by the first Republican President, no less!) it expired in 1873. Another income tax was introduced in 1864, but was struck down by the Supreme Court the next year. Then yes, it returned again in 1913.