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[โ€“] topherclay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But don't you see? Those taxes are not relevant to the idea of 'taxation without representation' because those taxes have no association with representation.

[โ€“] cjoll4@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I don't see. Not trying to be obstinate, but I must be missing the nuance. What does it mean for a tax to have "association with representation?" Elected representatives passed the laws that implemented these taxes, right?