Tax Revolt Quotes



What is interesting is at the time and today there are few politicians who would not agree completely, including all the members of Congress. Yet every word of the absurdly complex and unfair tax law was written and passed by some Congress and signed by some President. Congress could change it any time it wants to. The problem is that ut while all agree that the status quo is terrible, there is no agreement on what the correct solution would be, and any proposed change would be assaulted by the lobbyists of the special interests who benefit from the status quo. In that sense it is just like Health Care Reform. When a change is finally crafted and achieves a majority of Congress, each change has been trashed by so many vested interest that the public is not sure the reform will be better then the terrible system that existed before.


It was repealed the next year, but much damage had been done to the relationship between the American Colonists and the mother country. It set the tone for American transition to a desire for independence. . Fox, a conservative on most issues was an absolute radical on the issue of America. To aggravate the hawks in parliament, he used to dress in the colors of George Washington’s uniform to show his support once the war broke out.