I'm no history buff, but I'm pretty sure that rampant taxation is at least part of the reason that the USA exists in the first place.
rampant taxation in the USA ? No are you serious... When you all talk about taxation in the USA you are talking about a joke for the European (Italian in particular 55% of tax) standard...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representat...
I'm no history buff, but I'm pretty sure that rampant taxation is at least part of the reason that the USA exists in the first place.