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==European history==

High taxes and a very unfair and inefficient collection system were one cause of the [[French Revolution]] in 1789.

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==World History==

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http://history-world.org/reforms_of_urukagina.htm

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Summerian City Lagash instigated history's first recorded Tax revolt. This came after Lagash's rulers had increased local taxes and restricted personal freedoms. The people of Lagash resented this enough that they overthrew their King. They brought to power a god-fearing ruler named Urukagina, who eliminated excessive taxation and rid the city of usurers, thieves and murderers -- the first known reform

==United States history==

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