His supporters nod along with his asinine bullshit like they understand the nonsense he spews. But he's objectively wrong about history. The federal income tax saved the US from the boom-bust cycle of tariff-based government funding that led to the great depression. This is the most cynical this clown has attempted, and this particular clown is an accomplished gaslighter. Wow. Just wow.
ProPublica
No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons unknown to mankind” and caused the Great Depression.Here’s the real history.
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