|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.
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|aWhat are taxes? -- The history of taxes -- Taxes and the revolution -- Taxes and the Civil War -- Taxes today--the income tax -- Sales tax -- Other taxes -- Taxes that help -- Reasons for taxation -- Our taxes at work -- The Internal Revenue Service -- Choosing not to pay taxes -- The future of taxes.
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|aLearn what taxes are, why they are needed (to keep governements from local to federal running), and how they are used to dissuade people from buying items.
This is a volume designed to inform children what taxes are and why they are needed. Emphasis is placed on how taxes provide the funds needed to keep governments running, from local to federal levels.