Granted, back then, the States did almost everything (we valued our system of Federalism back then), and the federal government just took care of defense and the border, and a few other things.
Now, everything has to be handled at the national level, or the media goes insane. Shooting in a school? National action required. Gays want to marry? National action required. Woman wants to have an abortion? National action required. All of those things are properly State issues.
The progressives knew what they were doing when they removed the States from the picture by passing the 17th Amendment in 1913. Ever since then, the national government has taken over more and more, because there were no representatives of the state governments in the Senate anymore to stop the national government from usurping their power.
Before the income tax, we ran the country on tarriffs. Not arguing; just stating a fact.
Replies to: "Before the income tax, we ran the country on tarriffs. Not arguing; just stating a fact."
- Who would have thunk it? Goldman Sachs claims a Harris win would be better for U.S. GDP. [LINK]
- Frank L - 2:18pm 9/4/24
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- Populism always arises when the working class feels undercut by foreign labor. - Curly1918 - 6:05pm 9/4/24
- Before the income tax, we ran the country on tarriffs. Not arguing; just stating a fact. - NedoftheHill - 6:24pm 9/4/24
- We live in a global world today… unless you want to become North Korea. - Curly1918 - 7:08pm 9/4/24
- Not true in China. Also, you're living only in consumption side of global world. In producing side - Eli - 7:55pm 9/4/24
- Ned knows. He’s outsourced a few U.S. jobs over to there. [NT] - Frank L - 7:30pm 9/4/24
- We live in a global world today… unless you want to become North Korea. - Curly1918 - 7:08pm 9/4/24
- Sure, it happened when the Irish and other Catholic immigrants came here. Was called the “know - Frank L - 6:18pm 9/4/24
- Before the income tax, we ran the country on tarriffs. Not arguing; just stating a fact. - NedoftheHill - 6:24pm 9/4/24
- WTF Goldberg Sachs is? You meant Government Sachs who deceived AIG and caused financial crisis 2008? - Eli - 5:10pm 9/4/24
- Thank you. That gibberish makes me feel better about the name misspelling. [NT] - Frank L - 6:30pm 9/4/24
- Interesting. Goldman explicitly wants an open border. - NedoftheHill - 4:39pm 9/4/24
- You do know there is something between an “open border” and almost no or very - Frank L - 6:16pm 9/4/24
- Not me. They are bunch of rich elitists. Maybe that is a factor in their claim. [NT]
- THEISMANCARR - 3:07pm 9/4/24
- That post is hilarious, one of our board racists just throwing together Jewish names - holybull101 - 3:51pm 9/4/24
- You can't make this stuff up. Goldberg Sachs? Really? [NT]
- ColeyO - 4:24pm 9/4/24
- A segment of this board is more uninformed, and happily so, than could possibly be imagined.. - TyroneIrish - 4:48pm 9/4/24
- Why would anyone answer that question from you. I’ve asked you several - WoodstockIrish - 6:30pm 9/4/24
- Read my profile… - TyroneIrish - 10:54pm 9/4/24
- Why would anyone answer that question from you. I’ve asked you several - WoodstockIrish - 6:30pm 9/4/24
- Maybe he's just trying to fit in with leftist antisemites which are prominent in the Democrat Party. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:39pm 9/4/24
- A segment of this board is more uninformed, and happily so, than could possibly be imagined.. - TyroneIrish - 4:48pm 9/4/24
- You can't make this stuff up. Goldberg Sachs? Really? [NT]
- ColeyO - 4:24pm 9/4/24
- That post is hilarious, one of our board racists just throwing together Jewish names - holybull101 - 3:51pm 9/4/24
- Populism always arises when the working class feels undercut by foreign labor. - Curly1918 - 6:05pm 9/4/24