The idea of making people pay to use public toilets was introduced by the Roman emperor Vespasian, who instituted a ‘urine tax’ on public conveniences as a way of raising funds following a civil war
47% of all U.S. households owed no federal income tax in 2009
The state of Washington is one of only seven states that does not levy a personal income tax
The US Supreme Court once ruled federal income tax unconstitutional
Federal income tax was first imposed during the civil war as a temporary revenue-raising measure
The odds are 1 out of 14 (7.3%) that you contributed the $3 on your 2006 tax return to help finance presidential campaigns
A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax
The average American pays more in taxes than for food, clothing and shelter put together
The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, there was a tax put on men's beards
Mob boss Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to prison on October 17, 1931. He died in prison of syphilis
Under the Travancore kingdom of Kerala, India, low caste women had to pay a tax for the right to cover their upper body
More than 50 percent of the purchase price of a fifth of whiskey in the U.S. goes to taxes
During the Reign of Peter the Great, their was a special tax on anyone who had a beard
King Henry I charged a tax to ecclesiastics who abandoned celibacy
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