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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (14373)6/6/2002 10:44:58 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 21057
 
That was a good find.

Yes, given all the holidays they celebrated, with all the 'gods they had, their working year might not have been more than 200 days, so a 1% tax would indeed be two days' income.

And they had a perfectly fine life. At least the citizens did. We won't mention the slaves.


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