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Woodrow Wilson: We should be following an almost universal example of modern governments if we were to draw the greater part or even the…

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We should be following an almost universal example of modern governments if we were to draw the greater part or even the whole of the revenues we need from the income taxes.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson points to income taxes as a primary source of government revenue.

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