1711, a tax was created on playing deck of cards.
The Queen needed to pay the bills for the war.
The government made and sold the ace of spades, and anyone else was prohibited from doing it. It was punishable by death.
The tax was twelve times bigger than the price of the cards.
As you can see the state is very creative at taking money from us.
#freedom #taxationistheft
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