A Tax Question..........?

Question

How did we manage as a nation 100 years ago?

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Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
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Usage Surcharge Tax
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Telephone Usage Charge Tax
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Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
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Answer 1

Things were not as expensive, government wasn't as big, we didn't have as many things to regulate. Live was simpler and cheaper back then. But then again, we also didn't really have much for public parks back then, also the food and drug laws had not really been passed back then. Government was less involved in people's lives back then, and sometimes the people paid for that with their lives.

Answer 2

On the supply side, tarriffs and excise taxes. The tarriffs charged for most of our history before 1907 would be considered grossly protectionist today.

On the demand side, minimal national defense and a lot less government services. There weren't many national parks in 1907, for example. There was no interstate highway system. There was no federal management of aviation. There was no space exploration. There was very little research on curing diseases and other health issues. There was no federal regulation of dumping toxins into the air or water. There was no federal regulation of the banking industry, and no protection for failed banks and their depositors. The stock market was unregulated and considerably easier to manipulate. There were no price supports for farmers. The list goes on and on. Some people consider these services a government takeover; some people consider these services a positive step for public health and quality of life.

Answer 3

Not sure just how this is a tax question. But I believe that there were taxes then too.

Answer 4

Easy, the government was under control and it did not run our day to day lives.