16th amendment is ratified (feb 1, 1897 – jan 25, 1915)

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The United States has a graduated income tax, listed under finance in the Omaha platform. Graduated income tax was important for the populists because it was seen as a way to redistribute wealth and that because the rich have the most money they should be the ones to supply most of the money to the government.

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