Post #1576929
2026-04-18 19:30 UTC
I found a book in a junk shop that made me think of a question I had never considered before: What’s up with the Form 1040?
That sent me on a long journey through the history of taxes. I made it out alive!
https://tedium.co/2026/04/18/tax-forms-history-irs/
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@ernie@writing.exchange 2026-04-18 19:31
“This was necessary, after all. World Wars are expensive, and someone needed to pay for it, so why not the middle class?” https://tedium.co/2026/04/18/tax-forms-history-irs/
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@noondlyt@hellions.cloud 2026-04-18 19:32
@ernie@writing.exchange @tedium@social.tedium.co You have confirmed that you are a curious masochist. I will enjoy this with some tea :)