1898 Spanish American War Telephone Tax Goes Digital
From the pages of CNet we have another example of why Americans don’t vote for new taxes, even if the tax is limited to just a few years:
A report prepared by the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation proposes extending a 100-year-old tax on phone service to some or all data connections. The tax originated in 1898 to pay for the Spanish American War. After being repealed, it was reinstituted to pay for World War I and was eventually set at 3 percent. (more…)
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