I may be foggy in my history, but didn’t the farmers find it more economical to transport whiskey than raw grain? Didn’t Congress see a way to make a quick buck taxing it?The real rebellion was not so much with the farmers/distillers but with the constitutionality of the tax. Admittedly, Congress does have the right to tax and spend, but where comes the point where they are denying the States rights?
Modern day example abound. Take a cigar that is grown and smoked in Connecticut. It has never crossed a state line. It is an internal part of that state. How does the federal government tax that cigar? Does all produce come next? Will the roadside stand need a calculator to figure the tax on tomatoes.
Science fiction takes a nowadays fact and projects what could happens if it expands in the future. I bet a few men in Philadelphia would be amazed at what science fiction has done to what they wrote in black and white.
SameAsOldFfred over 14 years ago
What, no Kool-aid in a crystal punch bowl?
DrChiBob over 14 years ago
I”m holding out for a Whiskey Rebellion - also about ‘unfair’ taxes…
it resulted in accelerating the development of political parties and introduced whiskey production in Tennessee and Kentucky,
lewisbower over 14 years ago
I may be foggy in my history, but didn’t the farmers find it more economical to transport whiskey than raw grain? Didn’t Congress see a way to make a quick buck taxing it?The real rebellion was not so much with the farmers/distillers but with the constitutionality of the tax. Admittedly, Congress does have the right to tax and spend, but where comes the point where they are denying the States rights?
Modern day example abound. Take a cigar that is grown and smoked in Connecticut. It has never crossed a state line. It is an internal part of that state. How does the federal government tax that cigar? Does all produce come next? Will the roadside stand need a calculator to figure the tax on tomatoes.
Science fiction takes a nowadays fact and projects what could happens if it expands in the future. I bet a few men in Philadelphia would be amazed at what science fiction has done to what they wrote in black and white.
pschearer Premium Member over 14 years ago
What? No accusations of racism or incipient violence? A pleasant surprise. It sounds like a trap.