Forum Post: If you live in Boston, what does the Boston Tea Party mean to you?
Posted 12 years ago on Dec. 5, 2011, 9:54 p.m. EST by DunkiDonut2
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What did you learn growing up about taxation in school from your liberal democrat teachers?
Let's see, after the Seven Year War and trying to maintain an army from an area that wasn't producing any revenue?
If you have a point, make it.
I'm from the midwest. I understand those values. I have read about the revolutionary war as well as other historic facts about the founding of our country. I ponder the thoughts of what a person growing up around the most historic location in America thinks about the Boston Tea Party where the PEOPLE revolted against unfair and high taxes. The country was young and people wanted more money in their own pockets rather than give it to England or a large government. People fought, I thought, for more personal responsibility and offers to get government out of their lives. My wondering is whether people in Boston think revolting against taxes was a good or bad idea and what would have happened had they not wanted away from taxes. Would we have a King and Queen today?
What values? The New Yorkers didn't trust the Philadelphians and didn't trust those in Boston to hold the pacts they made in boycotts. Further, there would be public denouncement in the papers while on the side there were those that were still importing it. They were stabbing each other in the back.
I think the tea party is a good idea. Lets make another powerful statement. We are now the tea, instead of throwing tea in the river lets take the greedy bank/companies, money makers out of commission. In other words they want unemployment to rise let give it to them. Lets all quit our jobs! What will the head do if the body refuses to support it. Lets in mass stop working for the corrupt companies and start a non profit of our own to support OCW. or take donations for those willing to quit their job in solidarity?
Why aren't the ows calling themselves the 'Tea Party'? Because that name was already taken.