The Unauthorized History of Taxes

S1, EP2 "Tariffs, Civil War and the Rise of the IRS"

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During the 19th century, bitter disagreements over import taxes divide north from south; to pay for the Civil War, Lincoln enacts the first federal income tax and establishes what would become one of the most powerful government agencies: the IRS.

Original Air Date: Apr 12, 2021FOX Nation34m

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