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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Funny, I never thought of George Washington, signer of the first tariff act, as a bad President.


199 posted on 12/28/2016 5:19:56 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Taxing commerce was constitutional in the Washingtons day, taxing personal income was not. He was however, a wise man who would eliminate burdensome federal regulations before increasing taxes on commerce.


201 posted on 12/28/2016 5:35:48 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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