New Reason to Raise Taxes on the Rich: ‘Patriotism’

[mrbeast]

Originally Posted by Frame57[/quote

Again! This is refering to what led up to the revenue act HERE IN AMERICA, was not discussing Britain...

I was not discussing the UK exclusively but simply where the idea and concept of income tax was first implimented in the modern era. In response to your statement that income tax was:

Originally Posted by Frame57

....born with the Socialist Labor Party (no surprize there!), which was organized and ran by a Marxist. The whole concept was born od communistsic ideaology

If you read my posts carefully you will find that I also mentioned when the first US income tax was levyied 'The US started levying income tax in the 1860's IIRC'. It was a general point about income tax, not specifically about anywhere.

As to the US Revenue Act, there are several which one are you refering to that was the product of the 'Socialist Labor Party'?