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Who is responsible for first introducing income taxes to America?

A. Pres. Abraham Lincoln
B. Pres. Thomas Jefferson
C. Pres. Grover Cleveland

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The first income tax in the United States was introduced by Abraham Lincoln, who used them as temporary measures to fund the war effort.
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