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WiM029 - The Frisby Series | Episode 7 | Bitcoin, Taxation, and Revolution

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Taxes and the French Revolution

Taxes caused the french revolution as well. France had five different taxes on wine at one point. The peasants couldn't afford to drink wine, so they drank cider instead. Taxes with no taxation without representation led to the American revolution.

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