Waiting for actual economic stimulus...

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

I've heard (TV) that alcohol prohibition was ended partly because it was an obvious failure, but also because the governments at the time desperately needed the revenue.

Yes, a huge chunk of federal revenue came from alcohol taxes, so in order to get Prohibition passed first they had to create the income tax. Then the depression killed much of the projected revenue, so they needed both taxes.