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2023-05-27 02:02:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 45B4C3B5022BC55E2BCAAF8281EEA87F80AEED6C2E864D6FD764F2F46A95DBC5
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Original Note:
The Revenue Act of 1862 was only in effect for 3 years, leaving no time to challenge it. This was deliberate, as the Constitution prohibited an income tax. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1862 This issue was finally addressed constitutionally in 1913, making the income tax legal. https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/constitutional-amendments-amendment-16-income-taxes#:~:text=Amendment%20Sixteen%20to%20the%20Constitution,determine%20it%20based%20on%20population.
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