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Minnesota revenue officials expect to receive nearly 2.6 million income tax returns this year. (MPR Photo/Tom Weber)
The evolution of taxation
April 15, 2008
St. Paul, Minn. — Taxes have been around almost as long as civilization itself. In fact, ancient Egyptians complained about the tax collector through hieroglyphs.
Host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss the origins of the modern day income tax.
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