Three types of rodent mites readily bite humans: the house mouse mite (Liponyssoides saguineus), spiny rat mite (Laelaps echidnina) and tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti). The house mouse mite prefers to suck the blood of mice, but also will bite rats and people, often causing a rash around the bite.
Under strong public pressure, Congress passed the Tax Reform Act of 1969, and it was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 30, 1969.
President Lincoln signed into law a revenue-raising measure to help pay for Civil War expenses. The measure created a Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the nation's first income tax. It levied a 3 percent tax on incomes between $600 and $10,000 and a 5 percent tax on incomes of more than $10,000.Heeding public opposition to the income tax, Congress cut the tax rate.From 1868 until 1913, 90 percent of all revenue came from taxes on liquor, beer, wine and tobacco. Income tax repealed. The Wilson Tariff Act revived the income tax and an income tax division within the Bureau of Internal Revenue was created.eeding public opposition to the income tax, Congress cut the tax rate. From 1868 until 1913, 90 percent of all revenue came from taxes on liquor, beer, wine and tobacco. Income tax repealed. The Wilson Tariff Act revived the income tax and an income tax division within the Bureau of Internal Revenue was created.