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WiM023 - The Frisby Series | Episode 4 | Technology and Cyclicality

The "What is Money?" Show

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Did the Government Get Rid of the Tax?

The tax was effectively robbing people of their daylight because they were blocking up all their windows. They built houses with much fewer windows. And then the tax started making people ill as landlords and started building houses with no windows at all. When they eventually debated the matter in parliament, they called it the m ps cried out, daylight robbery. The other thing that william did to in order to raise the money to fund his war was he formed the bank of england. It was an almighty scan, but raised the money they needed to pay for the war. But there was a big at the time, silver bullion was worth more, because of the inflation,. It was worth more

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