The claim that there was no tax before 1913 in the United States is false. Americans paid various forms of taxes, including tariffs, property taxes, excise taxes, and temporary income taxes, throughout U.S. history long before the 16th Amendment was ratified.
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Wikipedia: History of taxation in the United States
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politifact.com: Modern income tax structure born in 1913, but Americans paid ...
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api.politifact.com: PolitiFact | Ron Paul says federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913
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en.wikipedia.org: Legal history of income tax in the United States
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Taxation of income and other taxes have been practiced in the U.S. since colonial times.
archives.gov: 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Federal Income Tax ...
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The U.S. imposed a federal income tax in 1861, well before the 16th Amendment in 1913.
en.wikipedia.org: History of taxation in the United States
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The U.S. collected tariffs, excise taxes, property taxes, and temporary income taxes before 1913.