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Stamping Out the Stamp Act

The history of the Stamp Act as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.
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Tax Day in Ancient Egypt

A newly-analyzed papyrus fragment from Ancient Egypt revealed a truly whopping tax bill
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How Subtle Subsidies Shaped U.S. Health Care

Melissa A. Thomasson looked into how federal money created the U.S. health care landscape as we know it.
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A Fight About Taxing the Wealthy, a Century-Old Debate

The debate about how much of the government's money should come from the rich is a conversation that goes back more than 100 years.
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Why Everyone Thinks They’re a Victim of Tax Policy

The House of Representatives recently agreed to extend some business tax breaks retroactively into 2014. But the Wall ...