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Robert W Taplin 1913 - 1999

Robert W Taplin of Dexter, Lane County, OR was born on September 5, 1913, and died at age 85 years old on August 6, 1999.
Robert W Taplin
Dexter, Lane County, OR 97431
September 5, 1913
August 6, 1999
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  • 09/5
    1913

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    September 5, 1913
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  • 08/6
    1999

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    August 6, 1999
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    Robert W Taplin lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1913, in the year that Robert W Taplin was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1925, Robert was just 12 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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