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Why was the Whiskey tax so frustrating to western farmers?

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protests against the new tax began immediately, arguing that the tax was unfair to small producers. Under the new law, large producers paid the tax annually at a rate of six cents per gallon, and the more they produced, the further the tax breaks.
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what they said^^^ it’s correct’
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