taxation

Example Sentences

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There is certainly a spectrum of opinion on increasing or decreasing taxation and welfare spending.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

But the so-called “liberty city” experiment, in which communities agree to lean governments, little to no taxation and scant regulation, never grew into a large-scale movement.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

He said his expertise in property valuation, housing markets and the economic impact of property taxation are critical for the role of assessor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But Britain’s postwar efforts to recoup the financial costs of victory led to the program of American taxation that prompted resistance, then outright rebellion in 1775.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Granted, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had engaged in extensive debates about the slave trade and how to count slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis