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		morninglight on April 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TurboTax’s fight against free tax filing Founding fathers wanted, "No taxation without representation." Maybe they should have been more specific.

Apocryphon on April 18, 2022 [–]

Shortly after the revolution they put down several tax protester uprisings with armed force, this has always been happening.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays%27_Rebellion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fries%27s_Rebellion

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