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MozeeToby t1_itat646 wrote

"No taxation without representation" was a rallying cry of the revolution, not government policy or federal law. There are lots of people in the US with no representation at the federal level who still pay federal taxes, the most obvious of which is the entire population of Washington DC.

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jdv23 t1_itbppk9 wrote

And all non-citizen residents. I’m a British immigrant who gets taxed without being able to vote. One day I’m going to snap and throw all your coffee in the harbor

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