some of the aid organizations in the early 1900s wanted to help in a big way by trying to raise money for the poor, dangerous and dont get paid at all, the upper class didnt help at all they want their own things and didnt want to share, middle class ran these house settlements, and james adams was one of the most fluencial of all. the taxations first two years, the tax was modest, providing only a small part of the governments total revenue. the sixteenth amendment was a huge part of our history, it said the grongress shall have power to lay and collect taxas on incomes from whaterver source dervied with out apportionment among the several states and with out regard to any census or enumeration. the revenue act of 1913 put a 1% tax on net personal incomes that were above $3000 with a 6% surtax on incomes more that $500,000.
i learned some interesting things today such as that the rich wanted nothing to do with the helping of the poor, they did not want to help at all let alone share anything with anyone, and the settlement houses were set up and led by the middle class.
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