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> [Double taxation] has been the case in the US since the Civil War in the 19th Century

That's a fascinating detail to me, as it explains why the US, and pretty much only the US, has double taxation. I'm guessing they instituted it so Union citizens still had to pay tax even when living in the Confederacy?



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