was designed to impose tax relative to the prosperity of the taxpayer, but without the controversy that then surrounded the idea of income tax.
So nothing has changed in 400 years. Cool, cool cool cool.
was designed to impose tax relative to the prosperity of the taxpayer, but without the controversy that then surrounded the idea of income tax.
So nothing has changed in 400 years. Cool, cool cool cool.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
One thing that changed is increased powers of state surveillance and record keeping. Taxes used to be a much blunter tool because of limits on reliable and organized information.