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Taxes are considered a problem by everyone. Not surprisingly, taxation problems date back to earliest recorded history. ... TAX HISTORY CHRONOLOGY ... The Tax History Project; This site is sponsored by the Tax Analysts group. The selections include "The Price of Civilization" which provides pictures and documents of tax...
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www.taxworld.org/History/TaxHistory.htm
www.taxworld.org/History/TaxHistory.htm
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The nation had few taxes in its early history. From 1791 to 1802, the United States government was supported by internal taxes on distilled spirits, carriages, refined sugar, tobacco and snuff, property sold at auction, corporate bonds, and slaves.
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www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005921.html
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From the Department of the Treasury. ... For most of our nation's history, individual taxpayers rarely had any significant contact with Federal tax authorities as most of the Federal government's tax revenues were derived from excise taxes, tariffs, and customs duties.
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www.treasury.gov/education/fact-sheets/taxes/ustax.shtm...
www.treasury.gov/education/fact-sheets/taxes/ustax.shtml
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A virtual museum of United States tax history. Published by the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts; About the Museum | Suggestions for Further Reading;
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www.tax.org/Museum
www.tax.org/Museum
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People have always hated paying taxes. In 60 A.D., the English fought fiercely against the invading Romans (and their tax collectors); the English leader, Boadicea, is quoted in Dio Cassius's Roman History as saying, "How much better to have been slain than to go about with a tax on our heads!"
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www.uic.edu/depts/lib/documents/resources/tax99/taxhist...
www.uic.edu/depts/lib/documents/resources/tax99/taxhistory.shtml
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History of Taxes main page; ... History of Taxes; Aired 10/23/1997; Recent revelations of abuse at the Internal Revenue Service have grabbed headlines and started a firestorm. Is this just the latest blast chapter in a tornado as old as civilization?
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www.pbs.org/thinktank/show_530.html
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In this case a brief history of government and taxes. China seems a pretty good mirror of the ancient world in general - basically the powerful conquered and then taxed. One fifth of your crops was the normal take back then - that's a flat rate of around 20%...
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www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/tax_history_3-7.html
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/tax_history_3-7.html
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FAQs: Taxes ... History of TaxES ... Why do we need to pay taxes? How did our tax system evolve?
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www.treas.gov/education/faq/taxes/history.shtml
www.treas.gov/education/faq/taxes/history.shtml
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A Brief History of TaxesAre tax cuts good (and tax hikes bad) for the economy? You sure can't prove it from the data. ... But many things besides taxes affect the level of economic activity. And then there's the little problem of paying for the nice tax cut.
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