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Comment by amelius

2 years ago

This is almost as stupid as:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax

>At that time, many people in Britain opposed income tax, on principle, because the disclosure of personal income represented an unacceptable governmental intrusion into private matters, and a potential threat to personal liberty.

I didn't know the British used to be so cool.

  • Bricking up your windows to own the Liberals.

    (You can still see this on old buildings, some were never restored to use as windows)

    • > to own the Liberals

      Sometimes it is actually a matter of principle. Not everything revolves around us-vs-them politics, and it would be a disservice to our understanding of others to paint it as such.