[cc2k]

Las Vegas Ron wrote:

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It’s getting close to the same tyranny that caused the Boston Tea Party.

I beg to differ....we're waaaayyyy past that time

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I agree with Las Vegas Ron here. Here's some history. The Boston Tea Party was over a tax on tea at the rate of 3 pence per pound of tea. The Tea Act of 1773 actually remoed the British tea tax of2 shillings 6 pence per pound of tea from tea brought to America by the East India Company, leaving only the Townshend Act tax of 3 pence per pound. The Townshend Act taxes were additional taxes only paid by Colonists in America.

That's miniscule compared to the taxation rates we endure today.

The big issues for the Colonists were:

• The Townshend Act taxes applied only to the American colonies, and were taxation without representation for the colonies in the British Parliament.
• This was a political favor to a well connected company with lobbyists and influence in the Parliament. The East India Company was well connected in the Parliament.
• The Tea Act was a "bailout" kind of measure for the East India Company. They were struggling and needed to develop more business. The Tea Act gave them a tax advantage over other companies selling Tea in the American Colonies.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Thanks for the history refresher.

It's amazing what we have endured compared to what was a predecessor of the revolution and set off the Tea Party.

How far we have come, not.