However, today the US total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP is about 24%, whereas in Britain it's more like 33%. And of course, Britain has had a land tax and a stamp tax (still extant) since the reign of the Dutch usurper, and the income tax since the reign of King George III, whereas the US did not have an income tax until 1913, with the passage of the 16th Amendment, tho' there was a temporary, unconstitutional tax levied during the War of the Northern Aggression.
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