Firefighters, Support H.R. 973/S. 1651 or H.R. 711 Now!

摘要

FAIRNESS-YOU HEAR THAT WORD A lot today. "I will make sure they pay their fair share" is something we hear constantly from politicians about taxes. The first income tax code was established by President Abraham Lincoln to fund the war effort and was repealed in 1872. It was reestablished in 1913 under President Woodrow Wilson. The income tax is called progressive because the rate of taxation increases with the rate of earning. The rates have varied, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt raising it eventually to 90 percent. The motives and subsequent outcomes have been argued since it all began, but "fairness" has been the central point on both sides throughout.