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T Minus 83: Do You Pay Enough Taxes (Historically Speaking), Episode 1/2
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot compare the average American's taxes today to different time periods and societies throughout history.
PART 1 — YOU, THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER (A TRAGEDY IN THREE PAYCHECKS)
PART 2 — THE FIRST QUESTION HUMANS EVER ASKED: “WHO’S PAYING FOR THIS?”
PART 3 — TAXES IN EARLY AMERICA: THE “CHEAP GOVERNMENT” ERA
PART 4 — THE CIVIL WAR: WHEN AMERICA INVENTED “OH GOD WE NEED MONEY”
PART 5 — THE GILDED AGE: LOW TAXES, HIGH POVERTY, AND PRIVATE EVERYTHING
PART 6 — 1913: AMERICA FINALLY BECOMES A MODERN TAX STATE
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