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Re:Tesla's Musk Paid at Least $593M in Income Taxes in 2016 by maratd on Friday April 21, 2017 @03:43PM (#14168775)
There was no income tax in the US prior to 1913. Did people go around murdering and stealing? Was everyone poor?

Traditionally, all the things you mention are NOT paid for by income taxes even now.

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Re:Tesla's Musk Paid at Least $593M in Income Taxes in 2016 by idbehold on Friday April 21, 2017 @04:06PM (#14168976)
> There was no income tax in the US prior to 1913.

Did I say income tax revenue or just tax revenue?

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