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| | | (...) I've gotta look this up to be sure, because I couldn't believe my ears, but I thought that Browne said there was no federal income tax before something like 1913. If I heard that correctly and it's true, it means that there are people alive (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Can Harry Browne do it? —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | (...) Yup. It was quite a national argument too. The proponents of a federal income tax eventually got it passed by assuring (though not writing it into law) the skeptics that it could never go over something like 3% of income. (...) I never thought (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Can Harry Browne do it? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) I think 1% is low but not by much. The LP has said that it has had between 200 and 400 officeholders nationally. Many of them were elected in smaller elections (not the national general election) or appointed. I am guessing too. One thing that (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Can Harry Browne do it? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) WHOOPS! c/in favor/against/ OR c/espouses/opposes/ ++Lar (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | U.S. federal income taxes not legal? (was: Re: Can Harry Browne do it?) —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | (...) Ah yes, here it is...the 16th Amendment. (URL) to .off-topic.debate & .loc.us] (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us)
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| | | | | | | Re: U.S. federal income taxes not legal? (was: Re: Can Harry Browne do it?) —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G3Ktyx.9ts@lugnet.com... (...) but (...) something (...) -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us)
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| | | | | Re: Can Harry Browne do it? —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G3Ksu6.76n@lugnet.com... (...) can (...) with (...) they'll (...) but I (...) like (...) people (...) I (...) such (...) them. I believe it was implimented temporarily for the Civil War by (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Can Harry Browne do it? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) It's true, except for during the civil war. It was unconstitutional, and as proof I point out that a constitutional amendment was required to get it past the supreme court which routinely struck down any income tax laws (they were steamrolled (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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