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by mortov 4320 days ago
Yes, it was called the Boston Tea Party.
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mhurron 4320 days ago
Yep, taxing tea in the colonies was just too damn far.
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hindsightbias 4320 days ago
Actually it was an anti-monopolistic protest against a lower tax on East India Corps tea.

Today, we celebrate monopolies or think they can't exist via deregulation.

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