"Replacing one tax law with another only made colonists angrier. The taxes were very small, and they were meant to help the colonists. As long as the colonists paid their taxes, Britain would provide defense for them" 1)So, WHY was there so much anger towards these small taxes? 2)What does the quote above mean? 3)How does our current system of gov. Today ensure that we have at least some say in the taxes we pay?

It was not about taxes, it was about the government who pass it.

Explanation:

This was not about taxes, it was about the government who passed this order. New taxes were imposed by the parliament of England not by their own local government of colonists which make them angrier and they decided not to pay taxes to the British empire because they violate their rights as British citizens. Our current system collect taxes from us and spend on ourselves while the British collect taxes from colonist and spend it on its own country not on the colonist.

the answer is: must pay taxes on profits

since it is considered as a part of your income, profits from investments is eligible for tax payment.

the tax from your investment could be influenced by how long you decided to sell it. united states promotes keeping your investment for long term period. so, the tax rate for investments that you sell in less than one year is typically higher compared to investments that you sell in more than one year period.