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redneckgaijin... yesterday, August 1, 2006, a tax actually went -off- the books.
Specifically, the 3% excise tax on telephony originally passed in 1898 as a temporary measure to pay off bonds issued for the Spanish-American War.
108 years.
Something to bear in mind the next time a politician talks about "temporary" measures.
Specifically, the 3% excise tax on telephony originally passed in 1898 as a temporary measure to pay off bonds issued for the Spanish-American War.
108 years.
Something to bear in mind the next time a politician talks about "temporary" measures.
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Date: 2006-08-02 07:00 pm (UTC)