After the success of the American Revolution, the independent United States government of the former colonies was confronted by its own tax resistance campaigns.

More than 40 other states followed suit by imposing property tax restrictions of their own, while "15 states lowered their income-tax rates, and 10 states indexed their state income taxes for …

Apr 15, 2024 · In homage to one of life’s certainties, let’s delve into the history of tax resistance and rebellion through resources available at the University of Illinois Library, focusing on …

American Tax Resisters presents the full history of the American anti-tax movement that has defended the pursuit of limited taxes on wealth and battled efforts to secure social justice …

Jan 22, 2024 · Taxpayer groups focused almost exclusively on state and local taxes, including business, sales, and inheritance levies. But most of all, they organized to protest rising taxes …

During the Great Depression, widespread economic hardship led to a surge in tax resistance across the United States, as millions faced unemployment, foreclosures, and plummeting …

Mar 1, 2015 · Romain D. Huret's American Tax Resisters traces the history of tax resistance from the American Civil War to the present.

Jan 22, 2024 · In the 1930s, Americans created thousands of new organizations dedicated to reducing the cost of state and local government. Born of the Great Depression and its …

Jun 27, 2025 · The UC College of Law lecture explores whether tax resistance in America is a form of patriotism or protest. Prof. Stephanie McMahon, Indiana Maurer School of Law, will …

American Tax Resisters gives a history of the anti-tax movement that, for the past 150 years, has pursued limited taxes on wealth and battled efforts to secure ...