以史为鉴:现在基本上所有人都要交的Income Tax是1913年才有的。当初的口号就是对1%的富人加税

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根据wiki资料
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1913#:~:text=The%20Revenue%20Act%20of%201913%20imposed%20a%20one%20percent%20tax,subject%20to%20the%20income%20tax.

开征时有3%的人要交income tax。当时的起征点是年收入3000美金,换算到现在大概是1M。现在呢,呵呵

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/the-income-tax-in-1913-a-way-to-soak-the-rich