The Price of Democracy

An eye-opening history of taxation showing that battles over taxes have always really been battles over democracy itself Americans have always fought over the meaning of freedom and equality. What is not commonly recognized is that the battles most pivotal in defining our democracy, from the framing of the Constitution to the decades-long backlash to the civil rights movement, hinged on one issue—taxes. In The Price of Democracy , Vanessa S. Williamson challenges the myth that Americans are inst