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Which country introduced income tax first?

How did the U.S government exist before income tax in 1913? How did we pay for things for the first 137 years

  • If Income tax keeps this country alive and supplies the leviathan that is the U.S. government, how did we have a country for 137 years before the 16th amenedment was ratified? How ...show more

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    Tariffs and taxes on items other than personal income were a large portion of the government's revenue. So was the sale of land. Remember, at one time, the federal government literally owned most of what is the U.S. Most of that land was sold to individuals through documents called "patents, " which is a synonym for "deed." The income tax only came about after the government sold most of the land.

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Property taxes and sales tax. Your additional details are scary! The feds don't provide the means for anyone to make a living except for their employees and prisoners.

prisoninmatenumber45211

We funded everything with tariffs on trade. Import and export duties were our major sources of income. Social welfare programs did not get big in America until the 1930's during the depression we people actually needed help from the government I believe the Income tax was supposed to be a temporary thing to fund the first world war but it was kept in place becasue the government enjoyed the extra income. Do you support the fair tax?

GloryDays49ers

Mostly tarrifs on trade, I think. Government didn't have a lot to do. And we didn't get much done. We died at the age of 45 from disease and poor nutrition so we didn't have to worry about supporting old people. People went to the poor house if they had a business loss. Organized crime ruled. Another thing that was different is that we didn't have much of a standing army. If we got rid of our military we could really cut taxes, but I don't see many conservatives calling for that. Oh, public schools were never funded at the federal level. Property taxes have mostly paid for those.

Information Police

I hope the link below answers your question: http://www.treas.gov/education/fact-sheets/taxes/ustax.shtml

Double Zero

Well, back then wars were not funded to the extent they are today. Also, no space programs and a lot of other nonsense. People probably used their own weapons, etc.

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