So, they protested taxes ..... look at us now LOL
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (111174)
El Paso, Texas
December 16, 2018 12:22pm CST
Oh my, the Boston Tea Party happened today in 1773, they were protesting the taxes on tea and look at us now, aren’t you glad we no longer pay them thar taxes??
Nothing changes, it's still that same ole game, governments tax citizens and citizens try to protest.
Does anyone pay taxes on tea?
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Dec 18
The protest wasn't so much about the taxes themselves as about the fact that the taxes were imposed by a Parliament in which the colonies were not allowed to have an elected representative vote for their interests. In other words, it was about taxation without representation. As we have lived to find out since taxation with representation isn't so great either.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
16 Dec 18
It's funny how we protested taxes then so we wouldn't have to pay Britain a cent more. And now the government wants to tax Text messages in California. We would burn down cell towers if we didn't need them to actually text haha!
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@rebelann (111174)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Dec 18
It's all about how to make a buck and who to con to buy it 
@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
17 Dec 18
@Plethos Well that is good, I thought they were going to vote about it in January, but I'm glad they didn't even take it that far because that would have been rediculous. Of course apps like Whatsapp would have been very happy with the flux of people coming in if that were to have happened haha
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There is a VAT on any product we buy here. I think tea is taxed at 5.5%.
@rebelann (111174)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Dec 18
Oh how I wish we could all go back to horses and trains @Plethos at least with horses you get transportation and the only kind of emissions they create is fertilizer. As for trains, well, I'd rather see more trains to get us around than airplanes or cars.
I know, yer gonna find a flaw in that dream ain't ya .... I iz shakin my head
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
17 Dec 18
yup..less than 400 years,we're back to square one..ruled by a monarchy in all but name.
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Thank you, that was the point I intended to make but went about it the wrong way.
@rebelann (111174)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Dec 18
I wonder if villages in ancient times had to tax their villagers.
@rebelann (111174)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Dec 18
Yeah, looks like I didn't research before writing, just thought it would be a good topic.
@rebelann (111174)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Dec 18
Apparently I don't know as much about our history as I thought
