According to the website Taxfoundation.org 135,660,228
About 80,000,000
Poll taxes were not meant to keep the poor from voting, although that was a unintended consequence. Poll taxes were used to keep African-Americans from voting. What made the practice especially egregious was the fact that many Southern states passed laws that exempted most whites from paying the poll tax.
many African Americans could not afford the tax, so they couldn't vote. poor whites were in the same situation.
In the year 2009 about 95 million online and in 2010 the IRS is expecting about 145 million returns to be filed online.
Americans were against paying taxes to the British because they believed it violated their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without representation in Parliament. The rallying cry of "no taxation without representation" emphasized their demand for political voice and autonomy. Additionally, many colonists viewed the taxes as burdensome and unjust, contributing to growing resentment against British rule and ultimately leading to the American Revolution.
About 80,000,000
How many years??
taxes
Value added taxes
Americans pay various types of taxes, including federal income tax, state and local income taxes, payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare, and property taxes. Additionally, there are sales taxes on goods and services in many states, as well as excise taxes on specific products like gasoline and alcohol. Some Americans may also pay capital gains taxes on investment earnings and estate taxes on inherited wealth. Overall, the tax system is complex and varies significantly by state and individual circumstances.
Individual taxpayers e-filed almost 90 million tax returns during 2008, an increase of more than 12 percent over the prior year. Of the 155 million tax returns filed, about 58 percent were filed electronically. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=188359,00.html
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Estimated 303,824,640 in July 2008.
Great Britain increased taxes on many items in the colonies.
96 million
The colonists were forced to pay many taxes without agreeing to them
With the government eliminating poll taxes, it allowed many more to be able to vote.