1913 Was a Very Bad Year .
Prior to 1913, there was no federal income tax. The states had rights and representation in Washington, D.C., there was no Federal Reserve Bank, and the federal government lived under the enumerated powers afforded within the U.S. Constitution.
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“1913 Was a Very Bad Year .”
Yep. IMHO, the worse year of any including 1860. Not even the War of Northern Aggression was as bad as the 16th Amendment and the Federal Reserve.