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The price of civilization, billed annually with no opt-out and surprisingly little applause.
oldest recordEgyptians taxed cooking oil 5,000 years ago
weird levyEngland once taxed windows, sparking bricked-up homes
beard taxPeter the Great charged Russians to keep facial hair
income debutBritain's income tax was a temporary war measure
tax codeUS version dwarfs the Bible in length