{"id":23233,"date":"2026-04-15T18:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/the-tax-that-sparked-a-revolution-was-on-tea\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:34:42","slug":"the-tax-that-sparked-a-revolution-was-on-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/the-tax-that-sparked-a-revolution-was-on-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tax That Sparked A Revolution Was On Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative\" data-narration-container=\"true\">\n<p>In 1773, a tax on tea was enough to push people over the edge.<\/p>\n<p>Not because of the cost, but because of what it represented. A government reaching too far into the pockets of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>So they dumped it into the harbor.<\/p>\n<p>Every April, the government makes sure that it gets its cut. You don\u2019t get a say. 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