francoHFW
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- Sep 5, 2011
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He spent it on the war duh... LOLyou brought it up,,,I was specific in my claim so the least you could do is put up or shut upI don't know you tell me.what did lincoln spend the money on???You said a leftist thinks he can take your money and give it to someone else. I'm assuming you were talking about our progressive tax system? Yea, Lincoln started that. So you must think he's a leftist.but the lower incomers pay nothing while the higher pay all of it,,,So Abraham Lincoln was a leftist?
In the United States, the first progressive income tax was established by the Revenue Act of 1862. The act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, and replaced the Revenue Act of 1861, which had imposed a flat income tax of 3% on incomes above $800.
A progressive tax is a tax that imposes a lower tax rate on low-income earners compared to those with a higher income, making it based on the taxpayer's ability to pay. That means it takes a larger percentage from high-income earners than it does from low-income individuals.
not very fair or equal if you ask me
and when did I call lincoln a leftist??? what was the money for???
Isn't it weird when your talking points get blown up?
The fact is the people who ran the country back then aren't nearly as greedy as Republicans are today. Today Lincoln would be a liberal/progressive/leftist or rino.