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BIG THOUGHT
The fight over the power of the purse
“No taxation without representation!”
There’s a reason that was the rallying cry for the American Revolution: the colonists didn’t appreciate being cut out of decisions about the “money affairs” that impacted their lives. That’s why the question of who would control the power of the purse was so central to …
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