Trivia

[XL-entLady]

ansazi (spelling?) beans?

---- for the block.

Correct!

Your turn.

Lady

 

[Minnow]

Sticking with the bean theme:

Finish the quote:

I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice _______________.

--- Hannibal Lecter, Silence of the Lambs

 

[Scout333]

Chianti? Ewww.

 

[James48843]

I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti

You guys are sick.

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[Minnow]

Chianti? Ewww.

Your board, sir.

 

[Scout333]

At the Boston Tea Party what was the tax rate on the tea that the Patriots objected to?

 

[fabijo]

At the Boston Tea Party what was the tax rate on the tea that the Patriots objected to?

zero

 

[Scout333]

Fab, As one of my former teachers always said, "Not the answer I was loooking for".

Hint: Not expressed as a percentage.

 

[XL-entLady]

At the Boston Tea Party what was the tax rate on the tea that the Patriots objected to?

Fab, As one of my former teachers always said, "Not the answer I was loooking for".

Hint: Not expressed as a percentage.

Not sure what you want with this one.... If I remember the story right:

Boston Tea Party was a result of East India Company's problem with the "tea bubble". Colonists began smuggling tea to get around the tea tax, East India became overloaded with the tea the colonies refused to buy and was going under so England excused all taxes and tariffs from East India Company tea ("the bailout"), which made it cheaper than people could buy it in the Motherland, so then East India Company could sell it cheaper in the colonies than the smugglers could.

Interesting parallels with today.

Lady

 

[fabijo]

I believe they were paying 3 pennies per pound, but they were dumping all the tax free tea from the East India Company.

 

[Steadygain]

Boston Tea Party was a result of East India Company's problem with the "tea bubble".
Lady

East India Tea Company - is what stuck out when I glaced at this Thread.

Unfortunately I left the book "Molecules of the Mind" at home; but a chapter in the book deals with this Company. At it turns out ENGLAND owned it and it was used for world OPIUM TRADE; This was one of the greatest money makers ever. China got upset.

 

[XL-entLady]

East India Tea Company - is what stuck out when I glaced at this Thread.

Unfortunately I left the book "Molecules of the Mind" at home; but a chapter in the book deals with this Company. At it turns out ENGLAND owned it and it was used for world OPIUM TRADE; This was one of the greatest money makers ever. China got upset.

Yes, Steady, I think the whole Opium Wars period of history is fascinating. The things we do to each other!

Lady

 

[Scout333]

Hello Fab and Lady, Probably a bad question but I thought it was interesting that such a small amount of tax united us against Britain. You would be shocked to know the extent of Federal excise taxes we currently pay as part of the cost of goods we buy. As for the correct answer, There are several available.

tax-free
3 pence per pound of tea
4 shillings per pound by weight
.8% by value
25% if including the import duties paid by the shipper

http://www.philaahzophy.com/2007/12...amount-of-tea-tax-inspiring-boston-tea-party/

Fab, next question is yours.

 

[Silverbird]

The tax itself wasn't the problem. This wasn't the first tax (stamp tax etc) imposed by England. The taxes were seen as punitive, taking away any advantage that the Colonies got through tobacco and other trade, to keep England as king of trade at the Colonies' expense. In defense of England, they had incurred considerable expense paying for the "indian wars". However, they did not tell the Colonies what the problem was, much the less tell the Colonies to figure out how they could pay back for this. Instead Parliment and the Crown simply imposed taxes in whatever form they wanted, literally from accross the sea, seemingly for no reason besides to send any profits the Colonies got back to England.

 

[Minnow]

Fab, next question is yours.

I absolutely cannot wait for this one.... hold on to your panty hose, gang! :laugh::laugh:

 

[fabijo]

Who is this?

 

[fabijo]

I absolutely cannot wait for this one.... hold on to your panty hose, gang! :laugh:

:laugh: I toned it down a bit.

 

[Minnow]

Jay Leno?

 

[fabijo]

Jay Leno?

Actually, it's a woman. She died in 1995.

 

[fabijo]

Okay... Her name is Stanley.