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A Joke From The Past - A Law Known As Daylight Robbery

This could only happen in Britain and to be honest not a great deal has changed since the days of William The Third, this law came into force 1696 - Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two.

There must be strange laws around the Globe past and present it would be interesting to hear of some of them.

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

It was an early property tax. Glass was a very expensive commodity and the number of windows your home had was a rough proxy for the wealth of the householder and the ability to contribute. Before that it was the hearth tax, based on the number of chimneys your house had. Property taxes are reasonably efficient to administer as the wealthy cannot suddenly transport their home to an offshore trust 🙄