The founding fathers had their King George...and we have the IRS.
Which is worse?
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2007-03-22 19:46:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well, which would you rather have: a penny a pound tax on tea, or 5312 closely printed volumes of tax law?
2007-03-22 20:45:11 · answer #1 · answered by obelix 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King George.
2007-03-23 13:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by Megan Leggett 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King George is worse. The IRS is consistent and governed by a democratically electeded government whereas King George was unpredictable and unaccountable.
2007-03-23 03:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by Pallas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor dougie is confusing George III with George I or II. That suggests how much he knows about eighteenth-century taxation.
As for the IRS, I think the funny thing is that after 1783 the British never taxed anyone living overseas. Hear that, American expats.
2007-03-23 03:42:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IRS, King george has no effect on my life. But the IRS does.
2007-03-23 02:57:45 · answer #5 · answered by michelebaruch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to understand who owns the IRS first. I would suggest doing some indepth research on it and finding out when the Federal Reserve was opened, and what they did to the country in the aftermath.
2007-03-23 02:54:02 · answer #6 · answered by trevor22in 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King George I couldn't even speak English.......He was German/Austrian...The I.R.S. can't use it either.
The typical "Englishman" was taxed much more heavily. by George the III, that any "Colonist". Affluent merchants and wealthy landowners did not want to be taxed at all for England's wars.
2007-03-23 03:16:14 · answer #7 · answered by dougie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello from the UK.
King George was just doing what he had to.
You've only got yourselves to blame for the IRS.
Looking forward to the next American Revolution !
2007-03-23 03:08:02 · answer #8 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the IRS
so let's replace them - support the FAIR TAX - now before Congress
everybody wins! Social Security is saved!
Medicare is funded!
2007-03-23 02:55:55 · answer #9 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. Nothing wrong with taxing a people in order to make a government function.
2007-03-23 02:56:31 · answer #10 · answered by Mark A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋