We like to complain (and for good reason) about the litany of taxes imposed on us by various levels of government, but this post on Neatorama details some bizarre taxes through history that make current ones seem tame. Peter the Great, czar of Russia, imposed a tax on souls in 1718…meaning everybody had to pay it […]
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Bizarre taxes to put our situation into perspective
April 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
Category: Taxation
Tags: consumption tax, government, history, income tax, policy, property tax, Russia, tax
