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In 1914 the Wisconsin Progressives under [[Robert LaFollette]] were defeated in state elections because the conservative Republicans complained of high taxes.
In 1914 the Wisconsin Progressives under [[Robert LaFollette]] were defeated in state elections because the conservative Republicans complained of high taxes.
During the [[Great Depression]], prices, profits and incomes fell, but taxes went up. Local taxpayers in many cities, most notably Chicago, withheld taxes. In 1932 Republican President [[Herbert Hoover]] raised taxes, making the depression worse. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] tried to not raise taxes.
During the [[Great Depression]], prices, profits and incomes fell, but taxes went up. Local taxpayers in many cities, most notably Chicago, withheld taxes.<ref> See beito (1989)</ref> In 1932 Republican President [[Herbert Hoover]] raised taxes, making the depression worse. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] tried to not raise taxes, but he did add the new Social Security tax in 1937. Other taxes were tried but repealed. Meanwhile most state governments in the 1930s added a new tax--the sales tax on purchases.
In the 1970s a grass roots political movement led by Howard Jarvis protested fast-rising property taxes in California. They passes a statewide initiative in 1978, [[Proposition 13]], still in effect, which capped property taxes.
In the 1970s a grass roots political movement led by Howard Jarvis protested fast-rising property taxes in California. They passes a statewide initiative in 1978, [[Proposition 13]], still in effect, which capped property taxes.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Beito, David T. ''Taxpayers in Revolt: Tax Resistance During the Great Depression'' (1989)
* Beito, David T. ''Taxpayers in Revolt: Tax Resistance During the Great Depression'' (1989) [http://www.amazon.com/Taxpayers-Revolt-Resistance-during-Depression/dp/0807865079/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253445428&sr=8-17 excerpt and text search]
* Burg, David F. ''A World History of Tax Rebellions: An Encyclopedia of Tax Rebels, Revolts, and Riots from Antiquity to the Present'' (2003) [http://www.amazon.com/World-History-Tax-Rebellions-Encyclopedia/dp/0415924987/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253445360&sr=8-10 excerpt and text search]
==See also==
* [[No taxation without representation]]
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