[central_va]

I wonder what it felt like then to live in a nation without income taxes. What a wonderful way to live. I love tariffs and consumption taxes.

[Sherman Logan]

Doesn’t that put a bit of a crimp in the notion that tariffs justified secession?

[dennisw]

I wonder what it felt like then to live in a nation without income taxes. What a wonderful way to live. I love tariffs and consumption taxes.

Just to remind Freepers, that prior to the Federal Income Tax in 1913 the Federal gov't was funded by tariffs, alcohol and tobacco taxes. The ATF was there to make sure alcohol and tobacco taxes were collected. There might have been a few other minor excise taxes also collected to fund the Federal Gov't which of course was much smaller back then due no income tax.
Also not a coincidence that Federal Reserve was founded in 1913. Tariffs have along and honorable history in America. Few are aware of this.