Any legislative body of elected officials, local, state or federal, may draft legislation affecting tax laws and revenue raising.
yes it is sadly. :-(
yes, what else would they do. that's how we trade with other countries, build houses and much more.
by taxing property
No because they did not get anything from their money
the American government started taxing people in 1861, during the civil war. they started taxing people to raise money to buy supplies for the war.
They had to ask the states for money. Which didn't go over well with any of the states.
taxed citizens
by controlling trade routes and taxing merchants
by taxing the colonists. for example, the sugar act, stamp act, and townshend act.
The king viewed the colonies as a source of money, therefore, taxing them to raise money for his wants and needs, he basically benefited in that way by keeping the American colonies.
Because the Ohio Legislature, in its wisdom, decided that taxing gas was the best way to raise money to fund the needs of the state.
Well England aka gret Britain had debt for the french and Indian war