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Why does Benjamin Franklin say that taxes are unfair?

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Not familiar with any such Franklin saying or belief. As Franklin was a philosophy student and leading Enlightenment figure, I find such a claim very dubious. Enlightenment philosophy was based on Balance - such as, non-inalienable Rights being a social contract balanced by Duties. read more

He that does not like civil Society on these Terms, let him retire and live among Savages. He can have no right to the benefits of Society, who will not pay his Club towards the Support of it. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Albert Henry Smyth. 10 vols. New York: Macmillan Co., 1905--7. read more

firestorm of protest erupted. Colonists believed the taxes were unfair. They passed resolutions calling for the repeal of the Stamp Act. Americans refused to use the stamps and boycotted British imports, forcing Parliament to reassess its policy. Benjamin Franklin testified against the Stamp Act before the British House of Commons in February 1766. read more

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