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Federalist No. 30

No 29 No 31 Concerning the General Power of Taxation From the New York Packet.Friday, December 28, 1787.Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: IT HAS been…

History of the Income Tax in the United States

Source: Tax Foundation. The nation had few taxes in its early history. From 1791 to 1802, the United States government was supported by internal taxes on distilled spirits, carriages, refined…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 33

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 32Federalist No. 34Federalist No. 33 The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) To the People of…

Federalist No. 33

No 32 No 34 The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) From the Daily Advertiser.January 3, 1788.Hamilton To the People of the State of New…

Y2K Brings the IRS to Bhutan

by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on April 8, 1999. Strongly traditional Bhutan, one of the world's last bastions against taxation, has fallen. Thank goodness for Saudi Arabia. Related…

Pym, John

(Encyclopedia) Pym, JohnPym, Johnpĭm [key], 1583?–1643, English statesman. A Puritan opposed equally to Roman Catholicism and to Arminianism in the Anglican church, Pym early became prominent in the…

Székely

(Encyclopedia) SzékelySzékelysāˈkəlē [key], ethnic group of Transylvania and of present-day Romania. Except in a few isolated communities, where the ancient customs of the Székely have survived,…

liquor laws

(Encyclopedia) liquor laws, legislation designed to restrict, regulate, or totally abolish the manufacture, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages. The passage of liquor laws has been prompted chiefly…

Mazarin, Jules

(Encyclopedia) Mazarin, JulesMazarin, Juleszhül mäzärăNˈ [key], 1602–61, French statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Italy. His original name was Giulio Mazarini. After serving in the…

bootlegging

(Encyclopedia) bootlegging, in the United States, the illegal distribution or production of liquor and other highly taxed goods. First practiced when liquor taxes were high, bootlegging was…