Thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s trivia question!
Last Week’s Question:
Which president once handled state tax cases, securing favorable rulings for taxpayers involving property taxes and local gross receipts taxes?
The Answer:
Rhode Island
Lincoln later stated that he believed the county property tax case “was worth half a million dollars” to the railroad company. Abraham Lincoln, Speech at Carthage, Illinois (Oct. 22, 1858).
Keep an eye out for our next trivia question on Wednesday!