WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIt's that time againlemmy.worldimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1561arrow-down132
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minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·9 hours agoI distinctly remember writing some report about taxation without representation, thinking it was some super important American principle. I was real confused when I learned about Puerto Rico
minus-squareVarpeggio@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 hours agoWait, why?! DC doesn’t get proper representation. Or are you joking? In any case, to say the people of the 50 states are adequately represented is foolish.
minus-squareFordBeeblebrox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 hours agoDC, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Virgin Islands and Mariana Islands all pay taxes and have zero representation in congress.
minus-squareMBech@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·9 hours agoDifferent rules for brown people.
I distinctly remember writing some report about taxation without representation, thinking it was some super important American principle. I was real confused when I learned about Puerto Rico
It’s on DC license plates
Wait, why?! DC doesn’t get proper representation. Or are you joking?
In any case, to say the people of the 50 states are adequately represented is foolish.
DC, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Virgin Islands and Mariana Islands all pay taxes and have zero representation in congress.
Different rules for brown people.