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.
From WHISKEY REBELS, by Leland D. Baldwin, Â©1939 by University of Pittsburgh Press, 1967 by Leland D. Baldwin. Used by permission of the University of Pittsburgh Press. In 1790, the new national government of the United States was attempting to establish itself. Because the government had assumed the debts incurred by the colonies during the Revolution the government was deep in debt.