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*[[Tariff]]s on imported or exported goods and services
 
*[[Tariff]]s on imported or exported goods and services
 
*[[Property tax]]es on the value of one's [[real estate]] holdings
 
*[[Property tax]]es on the value of one's [[real estate]] holdings
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*[[Sales tax]]es on marketplace transactions
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**(The preceding three are examples of ''[[ad valorem tax|ad valorem]]'' taxes)
 
*[[Income tax]]es on money that is earned
 
*[[Income tax]]es on money that is earned
 
*[[Estate tax]]es on inheritances
 
*[[Estate tax]]es on inheritances
*[[Sales tax]]es on marketplace transactions
   
*[[Poll tax]]es required in order to vote
 
*[[Poll tax]]es required in order to vote
 
*[[Rooms and meals tax]]es, charged on [[restaurant]] and [[hotel]] purchases
 
*[[Rooms and meals tax]]es, charged on [[restaurant]] and [[hotel]] purchases
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Most systems of taxation not only use a combination of several of these, but have many exceptions (and loopholes) from universal application - for instance, a sales tax might not apply to food or clothing.
 
Most systems of taxation not only use a combination of several of these, but have many exceptions (and loopholes) from universal application - for instance, a sales tax might not apply to food or clothing.
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Rates of taxation and the provision of some services can be matters of great [[political]] contention.
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Rates of taxation and the provision of some services can be matters of great [[politics|political]] contention.
    
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
    
[[Government services]]
 
[[Government services]]
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