PolicePowersToThePeople on Nostr: I’d be begrudgingly ok with the taxes at the founding of the country, but only if ...

I’d be begrudgingly ok with the taxes at the founding of the country, but only if they, like at the founding of the country until 1930, have no police powers.

Federal Taxes
1. **Tariffs and Customs Duties**:
- The main source of federal revenue.
- Applied to imported goods, such as textiles, sugar, and spirits.

2. **Excise Taxes**:
- Imposed on domestically produced goods.
- Key items taxed included whiskey, tobacco, sugar, carriages, and refined sugar.