Spanish-American War tax repealed (finally) and the rest of the story
Mark in Mexico has this one covered so I’ll leave the details to him. This crux of the story is this: a 3% tax was added to long distance phone calls to pay for the Spanish-American War – in 1898. Apparently, Congress just got around to killing it after overcharging by, oh, about $15 Billion. Tony Snow got to make the happy announcement at the White House, but he left out some important details. Go see Mark and he’ll fill you in.
