He was a businessman and was known for being a tv personality.
It was yet another tax. this one taxing stamps for mailing. but it was a fairly small tax until it hit the big businesses who bought bulk and the tax hurt.
Slaves were punished by whipping, shackling, hanging, beating, burning, mutilation, branding, and imprisonment. Punishment was often meted out in response to disobedience or perceived infractions, but sometimes abuse was performed to re-assert the dominance of the master (or overseer) over the slave.
United States bombing Nagasaki
