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He paid the rates, the tea, sugar, tobacco, malt, and spirit taxes, as well as the income tax, but his means were exceedingly small.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “He paid the rates, the tea, sugar, tobacco, malt, and spirit taxes, as well as the income tax, but his means were…”
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This quote emphasizes the extensive range of taxes that burdened the financially constrained individuals in society.
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