I'll have to look up 1871 as what you are likely hinting at does not spring to mind. Civil War era stuff comes to mind. I will look.
It basically comes from 1913 when as @builderofcastles indicated the Federal Reserve AND the IRS were both created. Both constitutionally illegal by the way, and the IRS remained illegal for a long time and still operated. They changed that by amendment many decades later.
Now I need to go search for 1871 to see what you are hinting at.
If you can and have not already checked out G. Edward Griffith's "The Creature From Jekyll Island" as it extensively covers what happened in 1913 and a lot of the motives. I don't recall how/if it covered the IRS side of things that extensively. It may be time for me to reread it.
I'll have to look up 1871 as what you are likely hinting at does not spring to mind. Civil War era stuff comes to mind. I will look.
It basically comes from 1913 when as @builderofcastles indicated the Federal Reserve AND the IRS were both created. Both constitutionally illegal by the way, and the IRS remained illegal for a long time and still operated. They changed that by amendment many decades later.
Now I need to go search for 1871 to see what you are hinting at.
If you can and have not already checked out G. Edward Griffith's "The Creature From Jekyll Island" as it extensively covers what happened in 1913 and a lot of the motives. I don't recall how/if it covered the IRS side of things that extensively. It may be time for me to reread it.
Yes, good idea. How do we stop the Not-Federal Federal Reserve?