How the US Weaned Itself off Tariffs: A chat with Joe Thorndike
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Jeff and Scott chat with Joe Thorndike about the transition from tariffs to an income-tax-based system in the U.S.
Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Scott chat with Joe Thorndike about how the United States moved from relying heavily on tariffs to building the modern income-tax-based system we know today. Joe is a tax historian and journalist, and writes for Tax Notes, where he writes widely on the history and politics of U.S. tax policy. They walk through the political and economic forces that made tariffs both attractive—and eventually untenable—as a main source of revenue. Along the way, they discuss the...
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