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Past is Prologue: Talking Taxes

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The Battleground Over Ideology in the US

The idea of income tax was codified in the 1890s. The battle continues over what taxes mean, who should be paying them and how much. Tax revolts were often more astroturf than they were grassroots says historian Ron Paul.

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