Tax effects are historical interpretation. Bonded identity is not a quality guarantee107; specific statutory dates need primary verification.
Chapter-level paraphrase checked against the sequential September29 reading; the former single-sheet locator only identified a chapter opening.
Federal excise systems, gaugers, bonding, deferred tax, and enforcement costs favored larger licensed firms and indirectly encouraged longer aging and bottled identity.
PDF sheet 107
PDF sheet 101
Chapter 9 — Drinking Down the National Debt
2026-09-29: PDF sheets 101–107 (supplied303-sheet screenshot PDF; not print pagination). Verified as a representation of this source, not independent factual corroboration. Embedded fineprint gaps and overall source limits remain in LIT-277.
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