College tuition fees have increased 12 fold since 1978, according to Bloomberg, who notes that this growth rate is four tiems faster than the increase in the consumer price index. For comparison, medical expenses have climbed by 601 percent, while food prices have risen 244 percent.he Huffington Post notes that earlier this year, the AP reported that the average tuition at a four-year public university had increased 15 percent between 2008 and 2010, most likely because of state budget cuts. Private universities have also seen a significant price increase.
The Whiskey Rebellion, also known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called whiskey tax was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government.
The residents of western Pennsylvania played a major role in the Whiskey Rebellion.. It was the violent reaction of the people in this area that compelled President George Washington to call 12,950 militia men to suppress the rebellion in 1794. The residents of western Pennsylvania not only threatened the excise tax collectors, they proceeded to carry out their threats.