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Maybe, but Lincoln established the IRS and the first income tax (today's Republicans descend more from Andrew Jackson than they do from Lincoln, though).
by seanmcdirmid 2y ago
Maybe, but Lincoln established the IRS and the first income tax (today's Republicans descend more from Andrew Jackson than they do from Lincoln, though).
- legitster 2y agoLincoln's tax was universally hated even within his own party and was only authorized for a few years to pay for the war.