"WalterM140" wrote in message
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Its noteworthy that
taxes after independence were far heavier than those levied
by the colonial administration.

Complete nonsense.

The government of the United States under the Articles of Confederation
allowed
of no taxes whatsoever.


James Madison devised the federal tax system in the 18th century

Under the Constitution as it began to operate in 1790, the sole basis of
revenue was in tariffs on imported goods.


Like imported tea you mean

There were no taxes whatsoever levied by the federal government until
after
1861.


Tariff's are taxes

Keith