# 1623: "The Whiskey Rebellion and the Power to Tax"

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Published: 2026-04-15T07:00:31+00:00
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Interesting Things with JC #1623: "The Whiskey Rebellion and the Power to Tax" – A federal tax collector rides into a town where whiskey barrels are stacked like currency, but no one comes forward to pay. The tax is already law, but rifles appear before coins do. Days later, 13,000 troops are on the road toward the same place.

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