That is my recollection as well. History is not my strong suit, so I’m willing to be corrected on that.
What I am POSITIVE of, however, was that there was ZERO income tax until the early 20th century and that it was touted as a “temporary” tax.
IIRC, it was supposed to be for the purpose of WWI and that it was only a tax on “the rich”.
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Exactly. Your memory and mine and a few others upthread have a quorum remembering this!
And your point here is well stated about the temporary nature the income tax was supposed to be.