In 1894, when for the first time during peace the U.S. government tried to
impose a 2% income tax on the well-to-do, the Supreme Court declared it
unconstitutional.
This was back when Americans still remembered that the country had been
founded in revolution.
clue:
The very first U.S. income tax was imposed during the Civil War,
but it was repealed afterward.
Wars make great excuses; too bad they’re so short.
copyright 1991, 2023 Jay J.P. Scott
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