Daylight Robbery - William III & The Window Tax

"The art of taxation consists of so plucking the goose as to obtain the most feathers with the least possible hissing." - Jean-Baptiste Colbert, finance minister to Louis XIV (1661-83)
Source:
Daylight Robbery: How Tax Shaped Our Past and Will Change Our Future by Dominic Frisby: geni.us/daylight

[@Obtaineudaimonia]

This story is taken from an incredible book I recently read called Daylight Robbery. The video is narrated by the author himself, Dominic Frisby!
Get the book: geni.us/daylight

[@AlwaysDecent]

do the Vindiciæ Contra Tyrannos it's also a great document.

[@cplson2706]

Wow, makes you think about how our taxes and what theyre used for today. Great video

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Thank you for your hard work in creating these great videos, for people like me to stumble across! ❤️

[@ocdmusic]

lol makes me think of BBC tv licensing or actually more like the bedroom tax!

[@worma544]

I always wondered why I see old buildings with their windows bricked up.

[@jrscisneros]

This was great! Really makes you think.

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Easily your best work. Brilliant video.

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[@bideni408]

Ha, we in Spain have similar taxes,taxes for no reason and taxes under taxed things.

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Universal credit sanctions. 🤣🇬🇧

[@MmTriplem]

Imagine watching ads one day to pay tax 😅

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@December's Hearse That's rough buddy

[@zargon7222]

And now we have a carbon tax that increase the cost of food and in turn decreases health of the population.

[@ClawHeHeNum]

Why do you think they say plastic or borde up your window every year

[@UrbanSpeciesTV]

Daylight robbery 😉

[@nocantellya199]

Are you not aware of voluntarism?
Taxation is going by the wayside.

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1746? I thought the lancet was founded in 1823

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It was founded in 1823.

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