taxes

One of the causes of the American Revolution was the massive taxation on import goods, such as tea, molasses, sugar and even paper items, that coupled with Britain interfering in their American colonies more and halting American expansion further west. However, where did these taxes come from...

For some time, I have been thinking about how modest changes in past events could result in big swings in how our modern world works. An example is the 16th Amendment to the Constitution - passed by Congress July 2, 1909, and Ratified February 3, 1913. The 16th Amendment reserves the right for...

So is there an actual possibility for the LVT to become one of the main sources of revenue? Maybe a KMT led China could make it the main source of revenue, Sun Yat-Sen was a noted fan of Henry George after he supposedly saw the improvements the LVT did to Tsingtao, a German held port.

If 9/11 had never happened (let's say that the perpetrators are caught in Boston on September 11) how would Bush's presidency have panned out? Would he continue to focus more on domestic issues than foreign affairs? Would he still try to invade Iraq? Would Gore try for a rematch in 2004? Would...