4 meanings of TPDES acronym and TPDES abbreviation. Get the definition of TPDES by All Acronyms dictionary. Top Definition: Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Originated in 1913, the income tax is one of them. The federal government raises revenue with the income tax, where it used tariffs prior. The Underwood Tariff Act of 1913 sought to control tariffs by reducing them and replacing lost revenue via the income tax.
Backed by a Democratic Congress, Wilson passed a series of strong Progressive reforms. To make amends for the disappointing Payne-Aldrich Tariff that Taft had supported, Wilson pushed through the Underwood Tariff shortly after his inauguration in 1913.