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The same people also say "tariffs are going to bring us so much money" and "we are going to call it the External Revenue Service". So maybe don't read rationali
by stefan_ 2y ago
The same people also say "tariffs are going to bring us so much money" and "we are going to call it the External Revenue Service". So maybe don't read rationality into clueless vibe statements.
- gs17 2y ago> we are going to call it the External Revenue Service To be fair to them (even if they're likely unaware), that was effectively a thing back in the 1800s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Revenue_Cutter_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Revenue_Cutter_S... > The federal government desperately needed revenue, and determined to raise it chiefly from tariffs on imports. Strong enforcement of tariff laws could blunt rampant smuggling. Urged on by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, the United States Congress on 4 August 1790 established the Revenue-Marine, later renamed the Revenue Cutter Service by act of 31 July 1894 (28 Stat. 171)
- intended 2y ago1800s