| income tax Didn't they invent income tax during WWII. I think they called it an emergency war tax. |
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| The 16th amendment was ratified in 1913. Before that, the US government was prohibited by the Constitution from taxing American citizens directly. |
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 envoid
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The U.S. income tax was first imposed during the Civil War, but was not used from after the Civil War until the 16th Amendment was ratified in 1913 giving Congress the right to tax income. »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax···d_States |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | reply to xerxes3642
said by xerxes3642:Didn't they invent income tax during WWII. I think they called it an emergency war tax. No, the was the concept of withholding of income taxes from your paycheck was implemented during World War 2.
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