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Title: The American Wealth Gap: Why Lower- and Middle-Class Individuals are Just as Deserving of Happiness as the Wealthy
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Publication Year: 2020
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Abstract: “No taxation without representation.” This mantra represents one of the key sources of tension within the British colonies in America in the late eighteenth century that ultimately led to the American revolution. The decisions by the British Parliament to enact the Stamp Act, among several other tax acts, on the American colonies led to severe backlash among the colonists primarily for two reasons: the issue of representation, and the issue of taxation. The issue of representation is plastered all over the Declaration of Independence, in which the Founding Fathers of the United States detailed the many grievances that led to their decision to separate from the rule of the British government. In essence, the Founding Fathers and many other American colonists felt that they had very little say in what went on in their own colonies, especially compared to the legislative body of the British Parliament that resides thousands of miles away. Such feelings were conveyed quite prominently throughout the Declaration of Independence, which included grievances on representation relating not just to taxation, but also to standing armies, defense, trade, and more generally the legislative process.
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Authors: Shin, Paul
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Poverty and Welfare
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