The Twelve Tables were the first statutes in Rome: they were the first laws that applied to everyone. They were drawn up as the result of a general strike by the plebeians, because the patricians were the only ones who could be judges, and they were the only ones who knew the laws that were applied, and they somehow never seemed to rule for the ( Read more... )

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Tax Rates do not determine everything.

Rates do not even determine revenue, and rates set for income levels are notoriously unhinged from the benefit structures in place.

Where do we get such poorly informed politicians?