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.
Tariffs were made possible the U.S. Constitution and the first piece of legislation ever enacted by Congress was a tariff, passed on July 4, 1789. A tariff provided both revenue to the federal government and protection for local manufacturers against low-cost imports.