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| '''Taxation''' is the imposition of a transfer of [[money]] to the [[government]]. Almost every country in the world levies taxes, which are used to finance the running of the government. <ref>Encyclopedia Britannica article on Taxation</ref> The recorded history of taxation goes back nearly as long as recorded history itself - Sumerian clay tablets found in the ruins of the city of [[Lagash]] from the [[3rd millennium BC]] tell of a revolt over a heavy tax imposition. <ref>[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_199404/ai_n8722534 Beware the ides of April] by [[Charles Adams]]</ref>
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| Taxes can also be used for other purposes than raising money. Taxes are sometimes used to discourage certain activities. They are also sometimes used to transfer wealth from one group to another, usually to try to "even things out". [[Corvée labor]] is a tax "paid" directly in labor. | | ==Taxes on income== |
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| The imposition of a tax generally causes a change in the behavior of people, both those subject to the tax directly and others not directly subject to the tax. The consequences can be intended or unintended.
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| ==Additional Reading==
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| *[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/tax_history_3-7.html TAXING TIMES]
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| *[http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v48/n28/AncientTaxes.html Taxes in the Ancient World]
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