To: pburgh01; cincinnati65; nathanbedford
Tariffs/excise tax/duties covered a huge amount (up to 95%) of the TOTAL US Federal government spending through the early 1900s:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_United_States_history
Of course, this is what caused the US to be extinguished as a major power and why it no longer exists in the world today, right Nathan?
41 posted on
03/23/2016 4:20:21 AM PDT by
ConservativeMind
("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
To: ConservativeMind; pburgh01
82 posted on
03/24/2016 12:02:30 PM PDT by
nathanbedford
("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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