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The Civil War income tax and the Republican Party, 1861-1872 / Christopher Shepard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shepard, Christopher Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Income tax--United States--History--19th century.
- Income tax.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Finance.
- United States.
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History.
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Pub., c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Few people realize that the economic principle of income tax elimination among Republicans can be traced back at least to the Civil War and Reconstruction. The author brings to life the multifaceted debate and traces the anti-tax view back to Alexander Hamilton. This book shows that current attacks by members of the Republican Party on the income tax have their roots in the rhetoric and actions taken by the first Republicans in Congress.
- Contents:
- The American system
- Formation of the Republican Party
- First federal income tax, 1861
- The revision of 1862
- The 1864 tax law
- The attempt of a flat tax rate, 1865-1868
- A deep divide, 1870
- One last try, 1871
- Republicans since 1872.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-87586-788-X
- OCLC:
- 693761556
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