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The tax on liquor manufacture was levied at 20 cents a gallon - almost 100 per cent of the cost of the product . Distillers were required to take out Federal licenses and to make periodic reports on grain purchases and daily output .
The tax on liquor manufacture was levied at 20 cents a gallon - almost 100 per cent of the cost of the product . Distillers were required to take out Federal licenses and to make periodic reports on grain purchases and daily output .
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The WPA , as it came to be called , was a compromise between relief and public works . Direct relief cost about $ 33.66 per family per month , public works cost $ 206 , and WPA cost $ 80 per month per employed person .
The WPA , as it came to be called , was a compromise between relief and public works . Direct relief cost about $ 33.66 per family per month , public works cost $ 206 , and WPA cost $ 80 per month per employed person .
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All these measures were important and effective in holding a lid on the cost of living , but they could not prevent eventual increases unless accompanied by poli- cies which dealt with fundamental causes in a vigorous manner .
All these measures were important and effective in holding a lid on the cost of living , but they could not prevent eventual increases unless accompanied by poli- cies which dealt with fundamental causes in a vigorous manner .
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The Meaning and Basic Trends of Financial History | 1 |
Monetary and International Fi nancial Policies | 4 |
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| Title | Financial History of the United States: Fiscal, Monetary, Banking, and Tariff, Including Financial Administration and State and Local Finance, Volume 2 Financial History of the United States: Fiscal, Monetary, Banking, and Tariff, Including Financial Administration and State and Local Finance, Herman Edward Krooss |
| Authors | Paul Studenski, Herman Edward Krooss |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 1963 |
| Length | 605 pages |
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