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[–] crankypants15 ago 

Crap, i don't have the link for this anymore but in the Middle Ages taxes were about 10%. They are much, much higher today when you include income tax, property tax, sales tax, special tax like a hotel tax, fees for licenses, etc.

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[–] Reow ago 

I'd really like an answer regarding the middle ages too. All I know is, it was extremely complicated and assessment was only very loosely based on income (it was mostly based on land). At one point or another there was feorm (food that had to be given), fyrd (manpower that had to be given), and geld (money that had to be given), based on how much land one had. Taxation was also more decentralized/hierarchical - the king expected money and men from those he appointed, who expected this from those who worked their lands. My guess is the peasants were bled dry and everything we consider a necessity today would be a luxury to them.

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[–] Limpingdead ago 

There was no direct income tax in the US colonies, there were tariffs, taxes on goods like tobacco and tea. Between 1651 to 1700 there were 2 rebellions, a small war and the start of the Revolutionary War.

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[–] Caboose_Calloway 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

%10 of your income was considered fair in the Ottoman Empire. Muslims also had religious obligation to donate another %10 to the poor and needy. Non-Muslims paid around %15 but banking and gambling were considered sinful and therefore all the banks were run by non-Muslims and were not taxed.

Towards the end of the empire the economic situation worsened and the tax burden rised to around %40 shortly before the collapse.