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Originally Posted by zing
What do you think Council Tax is?
If you think about it its origins date back to the 13th century and the Magna Carta. Farmers and Peasants were heavily taxed by the rich land owners.
So if you want to argue Common Law is Ancient then the idea of Council Tax is even older
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Actually no, they were taxed by the monarch of the time and not by the landowners and the landowners could not impose a tax only rent/rates..
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Originally Posted by Derek S
Personally I'd give the court officials a taser and anyone who is able to stand and refuses gets a shock to assist them out their seats.  |
