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Originally Posted by riseagainstrocks
"Taxation without Representation" was the rallying cry of the Founding Fathers. 'Taxation is Theft' is the childish whine of the Sovereign Citizen and the anarchist.
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Of course you know this, but it was "No taxation without representation", as the other would make an odd rallying call. Does remind me of an episode of the superlative political satire
The New Statesman, in which Tory wideboy politician Alan B'Stard (yes, that was his name!) intends to disenfranchise the poor by taking away their vote, if their income falls beneath a certain figure. "The rallying cry," he bellows, "of the American Revolution was
No Taxation without Representation! I offer a new clarion call:
No Representation without Taxation!"
What a guy!
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Originally Posted by Goofle
Do places of work grow on trees?
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Branch offices do...
