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Name: Wisconsin, birthplace of America’s modern income tax
Uploaded: 2026-07-01T21:41:50.000Z
Description: Wisconsin became the first state to launch a successful modern income tax, targeting the wealthy to combat Gilded Age inequality.

Wisconsin, birthplace of America’s modern income tax

Published Wednesday, Jul. 1

Wisconsin became the first state to launch a successful modern income tax, targeting the wealthy to combat Gilded Age inequality.