Not true Paul. The Boston Tea Party actually started because of a decrease in taxes, not an increase. The Tea Act (13 Geo III c. 44), passed in 1773, allowed the British East India Company to sell tea to the British colonies in North America WITHOUT THE USUAL COLONIAL TAX, thereby allowing them to undercut the prices of the colonial merchants and smugglers. This was primarily intended to aid the finances of the East India Company, which were close to collapse due to famine in India and economic weakness in European markets. The British government intended to give the East India Company an effective monopoly on tea imports to the Thirteen Colonies.
You can view the full text online at http://ahp.gatech.edu/tea_act_bp_1773.html --- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually the Boston Tea Party was over a 4% tea tax. And they weren't > protesting over the tax, but over having to pay tax without any > representation in their government. > > > > --- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <HRearden@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The British thought it would be fair to ship tea to America purchased > > at a surplush price thus being a lower price than normal and adding 1% > > tax on it which still made it a lower price. > > > > $ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > > > Libertarians (like Harry Browne) support a non-protectionist flat 3% > > > tariff on all imported goods which would not hamper anyone's ability > > > to compete in the market and would be fair. I guess that way you > > > wouldn't have tariff schedules. Or if we want to write 3% in > > > different languages, I suppose it would be in the language of the > > > nation in which the goods are originating. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Cory Nott" <corynott@> wrote: > > > > > > > > While I agree with much of what you have written here, I'm wondering > > > - what > > > > language should the tariff schedules be printed in if and when we > > have a > > > > libertarian government? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Behalf Of Paul > > > > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 10:09 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Immigration > > > > > > > > > > > > False. English is not the common language of America. America > > has no > > > > common language. The language of America is English, Spanish, > > French, > > > > German, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Polish, Chinese, Vietnamese, > > Japanese, > > > > Russian, Swedish, Hindu, Arabic, Hebrew, etc. > > > > > > > > Many Mexican people have learned English, and many don't. The > same > > > > was true of the European immigrants. Some of them didn't learn > > > > English for several generations. Most were treated harshly > and they > > > > retreated into neighborhoods of their own people to escape > from this > > > > kind of oppression. They felt welcome with their own people and > > their > > > > own language, even in a new country. > > > > > > > > Learning English doesn't make you more American. It doesn't > > mean you > > > > try harder. English is most certainly not the common language > > either. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
