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Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by x86_64Ubuntu on Friday July 23, 2021 @10:43AM (#27931236)
Tax hate didn't really begin in it's current form till Reagan as a backlash to the Civil Rights Movement. When black Americans were excluded from the programs that taxes paid for, resistance was minimal.
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Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by jhawk28 on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:36PM (#27934140)
I think you can go all the way back to the Boston Tea Party for tax hate.
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Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by rufus_foreman on Friday July 23, 2021 @07:16PM (#27936748)
The Boston Tea Party happened because the British got rid of a tax, I wouldn't call that tax hate. Some locals were ticked off because the British screwed up their smuggling operation.
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Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by x86_64Ubuntu on Friday July 23, 2021 @04:22PM (#27935164)
That doesn't explain the difference between the opinions on taxes and it's change before and after the Civil Rights Act.
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