taxation

Today marks the 236th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.  So what does the Boston Tea Party and the Richmond Tea Party have in common? Lots! Let's reflect... Often times when we think of the Boston Tea Party, we only think of colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians, dumping tea from the East India Company into the Boston Harbor to protest the taxes that were being imposed by the British Parliament.  Our children enjoy acting out this raucous scene.  But why were the [...]