Hate the IRS? Blame Abraham Lincoln. - a podcast by The Washington Post
from 2018-04-17T07:00
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In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln was in a financial bind. Also, he was in a war. To raise money, he pushed for and won passage of an income tax and, a year or so later, established the Internal Revenue Bureau to collect what was owed.
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