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Zucker for history: What I learnt about Facebook 600 years ago

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"Rich people have always dodged their taxes, "

The rich have the facilities to make it look legal. Historically most of the population didn't see why they should feather the beds of the ruling elite for little apparent return. Nowadays it is those who control their own cash flow who can cook their books.

It is expected that governments will push for a cashless society so that all financial exchanges can be tracked. That will still tend to miss barter - and creative accounting allowed by convoluted tax laws.

Nowadays there is still an educational gap between people wanting public services - and yet not wanting to put enough into the public pot to provide them. The ruling snouts in the trough don't help to dispel that attitude - some demagogues actively encourage it as a means of seeking selfish future benefits for themselves.

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