First we will quickly establish the historical precedent of people going to extreme lengths to secure economic stability. Our first example is from our own American Revolution. Although there were scuffles and disagreements with the British prior to 1764, such as the responses to the Proclamation Line of 1763, these were minor and any anger that arose died down quickly. However, in 1764 the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act, placing heavy taxes on sugar and other basic goods that every colonist needed. This created huge new economic burdens for colonists, and this triggered the sequence of events that led to the Declaration of Independence. The fact that the colonists only began a serious movement against the British after taxes were
