On Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:44:11 -0500, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

IIRC, the Income tax is a WW II tax that was brought to us by the
democratic party and FDR. When the constitution amendment didn't
get authorized by the states in time, congress overrode the constitution
and passed the law without Oklahoma who refused to be blackmailed.

I think the income tax is still with us.
Martin
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see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_..._United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen...Constitut ion


Current federal income tax was first enacted in 1913 after
the 16th amendment was ratified. President was W. Wilson.
Federal Reserve also dates from this period.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Act


-- Unka George (George McDuffee)
...............................
The past is a foreign country;
they do things differently there.
L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author.
The Go-Between, Prologue (1953).