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Re: In case you didnâ��t know, tariffs made up 95% of the US governmentâ��s revenue until 1913, at which point they switched to gaining money through taxing you. 

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...the tariffs were paid by citizens too. Ya just didn't have any idea how much it was.




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In case you didn’t know, tariffs made up 95% of the US government’s revenue until 1913, at which point they switched to gaining money through taxing you.
By: capt_nemo in POPE IV
Tue, 06 Mar 18 8:14 AM 		Msg. 45226 of 47202

In case you didn’t know, tariffs made up 95% of the US government’s revenue until 1913, at which point they switched to gaining money through taxing you. It’s no coincidence that this isn’t taught in schools.

The tariff history of the United States spans from colonial times to present. The first tariff law passed by the U.S. Congress, acting under the then recently ratified Constitution, was the Tariff of 1789. Its purpose was to generate revenue for the federal government (to...

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The Jekyll Island duck hunt that created the Federal Reserve


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