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The cover charge for civilization, billed annually, refunds emotional.
means Money the government takes from your income, purchases, or property to fund public services.
from From Latin taxare, to assess or appraise — itself from tangere, to touch, because the state has been touching your wallet since antiquity.
Ancient burdenEgyptian scribes taxed cooking oil 5,000 years ago.
Death pairingBenjamin Franklin paired them with death in 1789.
Beard taxPeter the Great taxed Russian facial hair.