There arose a principle, in 1773; when the colonists of the eastern sea board were facing a growing tax burden. That principle is simple.. "Taxation without representation is tyranny." The colonists had a growing minority of defiant resistors. They were not angry with King George. No, it was the cowardly attempt of an out-of-touch parliament which decided they could attempt to impose an unprecedented tax on the colonies, to pay for their own irresponsible spending in other parts of the world. Parliament had made public-private partnerships with corporate providers. Those corporations had grown so large that the empire could not comfortably survive without the crony capitalists who had purchased influence in the parliament. Lobbyists had purchased the seats of parliament using tax dollars appropriated via govt. contracts. Parliament created corporate monsters which demanded to be fed. And their appetites were insatiable. Oklahoma state govt. is very much like the British parliament of 1773. And tax policy ultimately led to the American Revolution, bloodshed, and liberty. We need not repeat the mistakes of an arrogant British parliament. |
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