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To: JohnM who wrote (111482)	5/20/2009 10:09:11 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) of 541369

FWIW, the same debate took place when Alexander Hamilton decided to tax whiskey back in the 1790s. In fact, some people in Pennsylvania felt strongly enough about the issue that they went to war over it. The Whiskey Insurrection, was a popular uprising that had its beginnings in 1793-94 and culminated in an insurrection in 1797 in the locality of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1], in the Monongahela Valley. During George Washington's presidency, the government decided to tax whiskey in order to pay off the national debt. This infuriated the citizenry and led to the Whiskey Rebellion. more at en.wikipedia.org

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