Democratic (constitutionalist) President Cleveland allows the Wilson-Gorman (revenue) Tariff Act to become law without his slgnature, eliminating and lowering tariffs on many imported items. But the act contains a provision reviving the unlawful personal federal income tax, imposing a two-percent tax on incomes of over 4,000 Dollars per year.
[updated 2/15/2026]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 1]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface
References:
Robert Higgs, Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government, (Oakland, California: The Independent Institute, 1987), 96.
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 241.
Grover Cleveland: The Last Good Democrat | Mises Institute
mises.org/mises-daily/grover-cleveland-last-good-democrat
Current U.s. National Debt:
