All Americans know that an intolerance for taxation without representation was a big part of what drove this nation’s own revolution against Great Britain and King George III. This year, the 250th since the battles of Lexington and Concord, President Donald Trump is settling in to renew and expand his very successful 2017 tax reforms with the help of the Republican House and Senate. To remind Americans of the importance of tax policy and the long-lasting effects it can have on a nation, The Tax Foundation’s TaxEDU program has created a video explaining the similarly important role tax policy played in the French Revolution. Watch:
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