In 1773, a tax on tea was enough to push people over the edge.
Not because of the cost, but because of what it represented. A government reaching too far into the pockets of its citizens.
So they dumped it into the harbor.
Every April, the government makes sure that it gets its cut. You don&#8217;t get a say. You just get a smaller number at the bottom. Today, the taxes are higher, broader, and unavoidable. Americans are taxed when they earn, when they spend, and when they try to hold onto what&#8217;s left.
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You file. You pay. You move on. Same as last year. Same as the year before. The Trump administration is citing its highest year in tax refunds as a success, but when you have to pay as much as you do, is that really a win?
What&#8217;s changed isn&#8217;t the burden, though that has gotten progressively higher. It&#8217;s the reaction.
The protest is gone. What&#8217;s left is the decision that comes after: what you do with the money that didn&#8217;t get taken.
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