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minus-squareim_fine_sandy@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·19 days agoExactly. Wealthy Romans didn’t just pay taxes. Those are the citizens that had incredible political power, and probably legal impunity. Yes they paid some tax but had an ability to harvest wealth from the underclass.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·18 days agoWell this is actually Greece rather than Rome, but the point still stands
Exactly. Wealthy Romans didn’t just pay taxes. Those are the citizens that had incredible political power, and probably legal impunity.
Yes they paid some tax but had an ability to harvest wealth from the underclass.
Well this is actually Greece rather than Rome, but the point still stands