A taxing situation
by Cal Thomas, Tribune Content Agency
Oct 26, 2017
2 minutes
Federal income tax was first introduced under the Revenue Act of 1861 to help defray war costs. Congress repealed the tax in 1871 when the need for government revenue declined, only to restore it in 1894 as part of the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act. The public policy debate surrounding the constitutionality of income tax has been going on ever since.
Given the government's inventive ways.
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