1086 A. D. — The Domesday Book —

The first tax record of poor people was the Domesday Book.

Lest you forget, I am here to remind you that America fought Great Britain over taxes. No one wanted to pay taxes to a country where they had no representation then. Same, now. Except for a different reason. Most Americans feel that we are overtaxed!

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