For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of CivilizationMadison Books, 27/12/1992 - 318 páginas A fascinating history... —Kirkus Reviews ...an acidly witty guide. —Wall Street Journal |
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... paid . Nothing else is required . The essence of a tax is , therefore , the taking of money , or property , or even services , by the government , without paying for it . When a government takes land to build a school and pays for it ...
... paid . Nothing else is required . The essence of a tax is , therefore , the taking of money , or property , or even services , by the government , without paying for it . When a government takes land to build a school and pays for it ...
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... paid . The story ends when a good king , named Urukagina , " established the freedom " of the people , and once again , " There were no tax collectors . " 1 This may not have been a wise policy , because shortly thereafter the city was ...
... paid . The story ends when a good king , named Urukagina , " established the freedom " of the people , and once again , " There were no tax collectors . " 1 This may not have been a wise policy , because shortly thereafter the city was ...
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... paid . Rebellion against such a tax , or mere delinquency , would have permitted the pharaoh to confis- cate all Hebrew wealth and enslave the children of Israel . The use of the term " burdens " in the biblical text could be a ...
... paid . Rebellion against such a tax , or mere delinquency , would have permitted the pharaoh to confis- cate all Hebrew wealth and enslave the children of Israel . The use of the term " burdens " in the biblical text could be a ...
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... paid for , and this heavy expense fell on the Hebrew people . Ancient scriptures refer to this as the " yoke " he put upon them . Besides the whips to collect Solomon's taxes , some biblical scholars believe that the tax horror story ...
... paid for , and this heavy expense fell on the Hebrew people . Ancient scriptures refer to this as the " yoke " he put upon them . Besides the whips to collect Solomon's taxes , some biblical scholars believe that the tax horror story ...
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... paid tribute to Israel and its non - David kings . These Hebrew kingdoms became buffer states between Assyria and Egypt , the superpowers of that day , somewhat like Europe was between Russia and the United States . The latter were ...
... paid tribute to Israel and its non - David kings . These Hebrew kingdoms became buffer states between Assyria and Egypt , the superpowers of that day , somewhat like Europe was between Russia and the United States . The latter were ...
Índice
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75 | |
The Middle Ages | 129 |
Russia Switzerland Spain and Germany | 167 |
The Ancien Régime | 217 |
After Magna Carta | 239 |
The Rocky Road of Early American Taxation | 297 |
The Monster that Laid the Golden Egg | 345 |
The Foursquare | 481 |
Notes | 485 |
Selected Bibliography | 509 |
Illustration Credits | 521 |
Index | 523 |
About the Author | 541 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
alcabala American ancient army assessed Athenian Aztec banking became Britain British burdens called century citizens civilization collect colonies Congress consent constitutional Cortés Court Crown customs Diocletian Dutch economic Egypt Egyptian emperor England English Europe evaded excise farmers federal fiscal France French gold Greek historians hundred Ibid income tax Jewish Jews Justice king Laffer curve land tax levy liberty London Magna Carta medieval ment military modern Montesquieu Moslem nation oppressive paid Parliament peace peasants percent pharaoh political poll tax progressive tax provinces Ptolemy publicani punished rebellion rebels reform revenue rich Rome Rosetta Stone rule rulers Russian scribes Senate slavery slaves society Spain Spanish spending story Swiss tallage tax bureau tax collectors tax evasion tax haven tax immunity tax laws tax rates tax revolts tax slavery tax system tax-farmers taxation taxing powers taxpayers tion treasury tribute wealth York