Q: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
The Civil War income tax lapsed in 1872, and when the direct tax against income returned to the national agenda in the 1890s, the times were different. The disputes took on the tones of class struggle.
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1872, Civil War tax lapsed & when direct tax against income returned to national agenda 1890 were different. Dispute took on tones of class struggle.