Revenue Act

United States [1942]

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role in financing of World War II

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    In United States: Financing the war

    The Revenue Act of 1942 revolutionized the tax structure by increasing the number who paid income taxes from 13,000,000 to 50,000,000. At the same time, through taxes on excess profits and other sources of income, the rich were made to bear a larger part of the…

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