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The Unauthorized History of Taxes
Fox News' Bret Baier examines the long and complex relationship between American taxpayers and their government.
S1, EP5 "Money Is Mobile: 21st Century Taxpayers Are on the Move"
With an economy that is increasingly mobile, high net-worth individuals and companies move from high-tax states to low-tax states; President Biden promises higher taxes to help pay for new social programs.
S1, EP4 "From Kennedy to Reagan: Tax Cuts and the Quest for Prosperity"
The 1960s and 1980s are two decades associated with economic good times, and both featured presidents who believed in cutting taxes; Ronald Reagan's "supply-side revolution" is rooted in policies advocated by John F. Kennedy.
S1, EP3 "The Growth of Government: From the Income Tax to World War II"
The Income Tax of 1913 fundamentally changes the relationship between taxpayers and the government; through Prohibition, the Depression and two world wars, Americans are called upon to finance an ever-growing federal government.
S1, EP2 "Tariffs, Civil War and the Rise of the IRS"
During the 19th century, bitter disagreements over import taxes divide north from south; to pay for the Civil War, Lincoln enacts the first federal income tax and establishes what would become one of the most powerful government agencies: the IRS.
