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It means, 'We will only pay taxes that our representatives in a House or Assembly [or similar body] have approved and passed into a law.
The slogan was used by the American revolutionaries and meant they they weren't willing to pay taxes imposed by the British House of Commons - as they were not represented there.
It can also mean that if you expect me to pay taxes then I am entitled to a say in how that money will be spent i.e. to have a vote in the elections to the the body with fiscal powers.
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JordanNo taxation without representation means that there should NT be taxes if you are not represented. This was the case in the 1700's when the British taxed the colonies. The colonies complained not because of the actual tax, but because nobody represented them in the British Parliament. They didn't care if their own government in the colonies raised taxes because they had people thre who represented them, but since there wasn't one colonist in Parliament, they said No Taxation without Representation.
It goes back to when the colonists first came to America. Their saying was a bit different then that though; "No taxation without representation". That meant they were arguing because they weren't supposed to have taxes without a representative (like a governor for example). Because, who were they really paying taxes to? Britain. But they lived in America. Britain wasn't supposed to control them. That led to the Revolutionary War, etc... Anyway "Taxation without representation" means that people like loyalists (those who supported British government) didn't mind taxes without a representative.
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Who spoke out taxation without representation?
The British colonists in America before the War of Independence (no taxation without representation /in the British Parliament/).
What were john Dickinson's views of no taxation without representation?
John Dickinson was a firm supporter of "No Taxation Without Representation". He argued that there was injustice of external taxation because the British were exploiting the wealth of the colonies.
Who said no taxation without presentation?
no one of historical significance ever said that. However, Jonathan Mayhew (1750) coined the phrase "Taxation without representation is tyranny" From 1765-1776, this was reduced to Taxation without Representation! as a cry for revolution. Patrick Henry (VA, 1775) first wrote (resolved) that taxation without representation was unconstitutional
What does taxation without represention is tyranny mean?
Taxation without representation is tyranny means that it is unfair to have to pay taxes if uyou dont have a say in it............ Taxation without representation is tyranny means that it is unfair to have to pay taxes if uyou dont have a say in it............
What was the meaning of taxation without representation?
Getting taxed without your representation.
