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Actually, witholding started in WW II to help fund the war. Prior to that, people made quarterly payments. It was left in after the war, because government ne
by tomohawk 8y ago
Actually, witholding started in WW II to help fund the war. Prior to that, people made quarterly payments. It was left in after the war, because government never lets an emergency go to waste.
- lukeqsee 8y agoThat's fascinating! Unfortunately it doesn't help the OP since he'd have to make quarterly payments regardless.
- jason_slack 8y agoThat is fascinating! I wonder what kind of large scale effort it took to start having taxes withheld and sent to the government. So many small town employers that would need to comply and make a process to handle it....