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by sschueller 4487 days ago
Wasn't part of the reason people wanted independence from the British to avoid paying the king's taxes?
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They refused to pay without representation. But US expats can actually vote from abroad.

(Not that the votes seem to matter - you get to choose which faction of the military-industrial faction gets a salary this year, but not anything of consequence)