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To: autumnraine

No the phone tax did to fund the Spanish-American war of 1898.

Federal Income tax was never temporary as far as I remember. It was pushed that it would only be paid by the very uppermost rich, and even then the rates would be pretty low (7% or so, I am recalling).


50 posted on 03/09/2009 5:21:22 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Withholding was supposed to be temporary not income taxes.


57 posted on 03/09/2009 6:31:03 PM PDT by gunnut
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