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The 1898 long-distance phone service tax has been repealed

The 1898 luxury tax on long-distance telephone service imposed to help fund the Spanish-American War has finally been repealed, just a few days shy of 108 years since the Treaty of Paris.

Posted byDanny SilvermanAugust 2, 2006Posted inAside

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