I've heard federal tariffs fully funded the federal government for the first 100-150 yrs or so.
Never looked into the origins of State and County taxes.
Oddly only a landowner then would likely pay taxes while now all people are nickel and dimed by taxes in every public transaction.
AsukaNeko /
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2024-06-29 22:45:31
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