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2023-07-06 16:34:29 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6BB29F3A2D52AAC61AAB7C7E037C26EE4E04582F205D78AC6060F00D1E69543E
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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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