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Give Us Time!
sin 1913, after a sufficient number of states had ratified the 16th amendment, a seemingly innocuous laiw was passed by Congress permitting a levy on the income of individuals and corporations. Count von Bernstorff, then German Ambassador to the United States, said: “You have adopted an income tax. That is the beginning. You will have more and more burdensome taxes. What amazes me is that your people •seem intent upon following our example, instead of developing the system provided by your Constitution. Wait a few years and see the result.”
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