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Myths and facts swirl around the federal income tax
Steven R. Weisman surveys the history and economics of U S income taxes. He traces origins from Lincoln through the Sixteenth Amendment, notes shifts in progressivity and rates, and discusses how tax policy shapes work, growth, and corporate competitiveness.
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United States
Abraham Lincoln
Treasury
Salmon Chase
U.S
Chase
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Nonpartisan
Congressional Research Service
Eugene Steuerle
Urban Institute Brookings Tax Policy Center
Simpson-Bowles Deficit Commission
America
Peterson Institute For International Economics