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Originally Posted by BReif61
Weren't taxes the last straw the last time? Say, 230 some odd years ago?
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No... It was 'taxation without representation' that was the problem.
It was the
representation part that was mostly the issue.
Meaning people that we didn't vote for, that we had no control over, that we couldn't vote out of office (the King) were taxing us. He would levy taxes without any discussion with us.
In fact, after we were our own nation, we actually taxed ourselves (on some things) at a greater rate than the Brits did.
And CA is bankrupt... they have to do something.