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Let a tax be laid of a louis per window, on every window that is provided with shutters to keep out the light of the sun.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “Let a tax be laid of a louis per window, on every window that is provided with shutters to keep out the light of the…”
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Franklin proposes a tax on windows that block sunlight, advocating for the use of natural light.
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