Excise taxes

The Constitution is the most important document to be written in the history of the United States government. Even today the Constitution is vital to the way that the government functions. However before the Constitution was written in 1787, the people in the United States lived very differently. From the time that the United States was first founded and Settled it was run by the British government. As America continued to grow and prosper, the people began to rebel against the British rule.…

cyclic nature of poverty. This often meant that men also lost their right to vote since suffrage was often tied to owning land. At the beginning, the rebellion was peaceful and centered mainly on freeing the men who had been jailed for not paying their taxes. This revolt becomes more militant on August 29, 1786. A Massachusetts militia that had been raised as a private army defeated the rebellion force on February 3, 1787. In 1791, the government of the United States previously running under…

Colonists paid a fraction of the taxes that British citizens living in Britain paid. Colonists paid roughly 1 shilling on average whereas those citizens living in country paid 26 shillings per year. Over the next decade, seven tax acts were enacted to offset this apparent unequal taxation (Tindall & Shi, 2013). Because the Colonists did not have representation in the British Parliament, they viewed these taxes as illegal. While citizens that were living in England had taxes, they had…

The most hurtful aspect of this body of legislation was the ridiculous taxes that were necessary to fund FDR’s programs. One of these taxes was the excise tax which targeted additional taxing on everyday commodities such as gum, alcohol, phone calls, radios, and electricity. It was also noted in a Treasury Department report that, “excise tax fell disproportionately on the less affluent.” In fact, citizens had to pay this excise tax to be able to listen to FDR’s fireside chats! This and social…

Throughout history and even to the present day, the government has made laws that didn’t always please everyone. Laws, taxes, tariffs, bans, they were all created to place boundaries on citizens and even government officials. Some historical court cases violated the rights that citizens obtained in the bill of rights and the constitution. Peaceful resistance, in my opinion, benefits the society more than it causes disruptions. The first amendment of the Bill of Rights includes freedom of speech…

want to keep reading! The Stamp Act was a very great and known for the use of buying stamps. Every time you had to use a stamp you had to pay for it. Taxes in America existed throughout the colonial period prior to the American Revolution. Colonial governments relied on a variety of taxes to support themselves including poll, property and excise taxes. The great Boston Patriot, Samuel Adams, was himself a tax collector and trust me he wasn’t a good one. His accounts were in arrears at the time…

government. When you hear April 15th, the last day to file your taxes without a penalty should come to mind. Some states charge state taxes in addition to Federal taxes that are being charged already. This is a prime example of the concurrent powers in action. Since this is a shared power and not exclusive both entities can tax you. Additional examples of its power to tax ranges from the ability to impose excise taxes, income taxes, and sales tax on goods. Some goods have national and state tax…

Sin Taxes and Their Impact on Health Care Merriam-Webster defines a sin tax as “a tax on substances or activities considered sinful or harmful (as tobacco, alcohol, or gambling)” (np). Sin taxes are “a form of excise tax. That is a tax levied on some but not on all commodities” (Sadowsky 1). Simply put, Sin taxes are used to control the supply and demand of certain products. By increasing the cost of items it deems harmful, the government can decrease that item’s desirability. Decreasing…

military. In order to pay for the soldiers, emperors had to raise taxes. As you can tell the military was very critical to them. Military spending also left few resources available for other vital activities like public housing or maintaining roads. The economy did not balance out the money probably and it backfired on them.They should of been more smart about there money was going. Instead they thought they could get by with raises taxes and spending most it on the military. They should have…

One of the biggest talked about subjects can be summed up in one question, "Can government interfere with legalizing recreational marijuana if it's a states choice?" According to the ninth amendment, " The enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Meaning, even though there are states rights that exist, like the use of recreational marijuana, it does not mean a state's rights can be violated by interference of…