Posts Tagged President Lincoln
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July Dates and Facts – Taxes, War Dates and Wacky Celebrations
By Eloise Graham Taxes July 1, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signed the first income tax bill, levying a 3 percent income tax on annual incomes of $600 - $10,000 and a 5 percent tax on incomes over $10,000. This fact made me inquisitive about the history of taxation in America. The fir...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston This month and next are celebrations. Thanksgiving meals and gatherings, religious holidays and New Years Day. I am not telling you anything you don’t know and appreciate. We’re in the time when much of the earth in our area is dormant and snow becomes the feature of our land...
