Jack of Harts

Official United States of America policy is that all colonies created by American interests are American colonies and therefore subject to colonial tax rates. There have been some disagreements over that policy. There have even been some that elevated to the level of stiff words and bullets. New New York is an interesting case. They were colonized by Old New York City and claimed they should pay only the State tax rates. The Federal Government disagreed and levied colonial taxes. What resulted was a fifteen-year legal battle between the United States of America and Old New York City, which ended when the Federal Government agreed to accept State tax rates from the growing colony world. And though the tax rates are lower, the absolute wealth of that star system has resulted in impressive amounts of money for the Federal Government. Several American battle squadrons have the “Paid For By New New York” stamp on their keel plates.