They used sticks to track taxes. Literal sticks, that were notched and split. You got one half, the government got the other half; if there was ever a question, you’d match the two halves and if they fit, you paid your taxes.
England actually kept these for a long time, until the building burned down. Apparently no one realized that piles of old, dry wood was a fire hazard.
In Roman times, if you were rich, you could skip your taxes and wait for the next tax relief order. Usually worked out in your favor, unless a war came up and the state needed the money.
I laughed out loud at: “Yes, but I haven’t had to buy TurboTax in ages!”
That’s funny on several several levels.
They used sticks to track taxes. Literal sticks, that were notched and split. You got one half, the government got the other half; if there was ever a question, you’d match the two halves and if they fit, you paid your taxes.
England actually kept these for a long time, until the building burned down. Apparently no one realized that piles of old, dry wood was a fire hazard.
In Roman times, if you were rich, you could skip your taxes and wait for the next tax relief order. Usually worked out in your favor, unless a war came up and the state needed the money.
It’s nice to see you revisit old topics (https://www.bugmartini.com/comic/the-taxman-cometh/ in this case) and continue the train of thought.
Even better is that there is nobody here in the comment section arguing against Adam’s definition of Midevil taxes.