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Thursday, November 13, 2008

This Day in Wall Street History 1789 : Ben Franklin complains about taxes

Complaining about taxes is nothing new for Americans. Indeed, in a letter he wrote on November 13, 1789, Benjamin Franklin lamented to a friend, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." 

source: www.history.com

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