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Author |
: John Martin Davis, Jr. |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 174 |
Release |
: 2019-07-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476677941 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476677948 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Civil War Taxes by : John Martin Davis, Jr.
During the Civil War, both the North and South were challenged by fiscal and monetary needs, but physical differences such as gold reserves, industrialization and the blockade largely predicted the war's outcome from the onset. To raise revenue for the war effort, every possible person, business, activity and property was assessed, but projections and collections were seldom up to expectations, and waste, fraud and ineffectiveness in the administration of the tax systems plagued both sides. This economic history uses forensic examination of actual documents to discover the various taxes that developed from the Civil War, including the direct and poll taxes, which were dropped; the income tax, which stands today; and the war tax, which was effective for only a short time.
Author |
: Steven R. Weisman |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 436 |
Release |
: 2004-10-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780743243810 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0743243811 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Great Tax Wars by : Steven R. Weisman
A major work of history, The Great Tax Wars is the gripping, epic story of six decades of often violent conflict over wealth, power, and fairness that gave America the income tax. It's the story of a tumultuous period of radical change, from Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War through the progressive era under Theodore Roosevelt and ending with Woodrow Wilson and World War I. During these years of upheaval, America was transformed from an agrarian society into a mighty industrial nation, great fortunes were amassed, farmers and workers rebelled, class war was narrowly averted, and America emerged as a global power. The Great Tax Wars features an extraordinary cast of characters, including the men who built the nation's industries and the politicians and reformers who battled them -- from J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie to Lincoln, T.R., Wilson, William Jennings Bryan, and Eugene Debs. From their ferocious battles emerged a more flexible definition of democracy, economic justice, and free enterprise largely framed by a more progressive tax system. In this groundbreaking book, Weisman shows how the ever controversial income tax transformed America and how today's debates about the tax echo those of the past.
Author |
: Jane S Flaherty |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2015-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317314981 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317314980 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Revenue Imperative by : Jane S Flaherty
Provides a comprehensive overview of the Union financial policies during the American Civil War. This work argues that the revenue imperative, the need to keep pace with the burgeoning expenses of the conflict, governed the development of fiscal policy.
Author |
: Christopher Michael Shepard |
Publisher |
: Algora Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780875867885 |
ISBN-13 |
: 087586788X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Civil War Income Tax and the Republican Party, 1861-1872 by : Christopher Michael Shepard
A flat tax? Tax cuts? Complete elimination of the income tax? These ideas have most certainly been advocated by members of the Republican Party during the past few decades. Party leaders such as George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich expressed disdain for the income tax and utilized their power to remove it as a revenue source. At the time of the Civil War, many Republicans, mainly in the Northeast, were opposed to the new Federal Income Tax. Initially used to finance that war, the Federal income tax became a hotly-debated issue at a time when America was trying to put back together a fractured nation. The issue split the party, with Midwestern and Southern Republicans wanting to continue the income tax, and Northern and Western Republicans championing its demise. In the end, the anti-income tax wing took control of the Republican Party and shaped its economic principles for the future. The book is an in-depth look into how the Republicans in Congress dealt with the creation of the United States' first income tax and how it affected the party for the future. The author argues that the anti-income tax faction of the Republican Party won the debate and took over the party – and to this day, the Republican Party typically promotes either cutting taxes or eliminating them altogether. The author gives a brief history of the formation of the Republican Party and how they developed their economic views in distinction from the declining Whig Party, who mostly sought to fund the federal budget through tariffs and not by taxing the people directly. The second half of the book looks at the different income tax legislations and how Republicans in Congress responded to them. Each chapter begins with a brief historical context at the time when an income tax bill was being discussed in Congress. The views of Republicans on the income tax were altered throughout the war and its aftermath. In the beginning, Republicans enthusiastically supported the income tax as a measure needed to sustain the fighting. As the war came to a close, however, many Republicans began to change their view. They originally backed progressive rates, then they wanted just one flat tax rate, and, by 1870, many wanted the tax to be ended. There was a divide in the Republican Party, though. Western Republicans wanted to keep the income tax intact while Northern Republicans called for its repeal. The last chapter of the book looks at the Republican Party and the income tax since 1872. Many of the arguments made by current and past Republicans (e.g., George W. Bush, Eisenhower, Elihu Root and even Earl Warren) against the income tax are shown to be the same ones made by many Republicans in the debate over the Civil War income tax. Apparently, the Northern anti-income tax wing won the debate and took over the party 140 years ago.
Author |
: Stephan Dowell |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 1965 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:175109693 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Taxation from the Earliest Times to the Civil War by : Stephan Dowell
Author |
: Stephen Dowell |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 1884 |
ISBN-10 |
: PRNC:32101076367026 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Taxation, from the earliest times to the Civil War.-v. 2. Taxation, from the Civil War to the present day.-v. 3. Direct taxes and stamp duties.-v. 4. Taxes on articles of consumption by : Stephen Dowell
Author |
: Steven A. Bank |
Publisher |
: The Urban Insitute |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0877667403 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780877667407 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis War and Taxes by : Steven A. Bank
Introduction: This book explores the long history of American taxation during times of war. As political scientist David Mayhew recently observed, since it's founding in 1789, the United States has conducted hot wars for some 38 years, occupied the South militarily for a decade, waged the Cold War for several decades, and staged countless smaller actions against Indian tribes or foreign powers. The cost of these activities has been immense, with important and lasting consequences for the tax system, the economy, and the nation's political structure. By focusing on tax legislation, we hope to identify some of these consequences. But we are not interested in simply recounting statutory details. Rather, we hope to illuminate the politics of war taxation, with a special focus on the influence of arguments concerning "shaped sacrifice" in shaping wartime tax policy. Moreover, we aim to shed light on a less examined aspect of this history by offering a detailed account of wartime opposition to increased taxes.
Author |
: Steven R. Weisman |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 419 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:654719858 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Great Tax Wars by : Steven R. Weisman
Examines the years between the Civil War and World War I as a period of significant change, tracing a rise of wealth and power, the bitter war between the Populists and Progressives, and the birth of America as a global power.
Author |
: Ewell D. Moore |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 36 |
Release |
: 1917 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015077895640 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis War Tax by : Ewell D. Moore
Author |
: Stephen Dowell |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 1884 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:600049285 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Taxation, from the earliest times to the Civil War by : Stephen Dowell