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Toga Taxes:

While around before the Roman Empire, taxes were taken to a new level during the long years that Rome ruled a large portion of the world. Some say that over taxation had something to do with the downfall of the Roman Empire because citizens back then weren’t too happy with taxes either.

The beginning of the Roman Empire saw taxes relatively low, sometimes rising a little during times of war. As Rome conquered and expanded its empire, they had to devise new ways to tax the people to pay for further conquest to tax even newer people … and so on. Even at its height, though, a lot of people don’t think Rome was excessive as modern taxes.

Tea Party Taxes:

During the 18th century, taxes also played a part in one of the biggest events in the history of the United States - the American Revolution. One of the events felt by many to be the first big sign of the American Colonies wanting to change things was the so called Boston Tea Party.

Fed up with tax breaks for British Tea and with a mood of “No Taxation without Representation” in the air, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty showed Great Britain what they thought of their attempts at unfair taxation in the American Colonies. That’s right. Taxes had a hand in starting the United States.

Internet Taxes:

Will commerce on the Internet ever be taxed? Will there continue to be Internet Tax Freedom? While some online sites have to pay taxes in states they operate in, taxes on the Internet is still new and very open to change. As we stride into the 21st century, the Information Age, taxes will surely come along for the ride.

The current theory is that any taxation on the Internet would stifle its tremendous growth. As time passes, though, and more and more of the world’s population begins to get online, the powers that be around the globe are sure to start publicly showing their plans for Internet Taxation. Will this lead to an Online Tea Party? Would it consist of hacker’s pretending to be AOL members and trolling the forum of an as of yet unnamed evil organization that wants to tax Internet usage?

Future Tax:

Will taxes ever be eliminated entirely from human society? Will there always be a need to pool resources through taxation to enable certain services to be performed for the good of the whole? These are tough questions. As part of the Information Age generation, though, you’re likely to have a say in how taxation evolves in the future.

Time passes and taxes are still tossed about - smoking tax, fat tax, wheel tax, air tax, tax tax. Where will it end? What is the future of taxes? Taxes are usually loathed, but they do have their use. And history has shown that taxation can lead to world changing events. As such, they should be something that every responsible adult thinks about and takes seriously.

Tax Task:

Here’s a task concerning taxes that’s simple and can possibly help make your life a little better - spend a half hour each week using the Internet to find out more about taxes. Maybe it’s the history of taxes. Or modern tax laws. Perhaps it’s tax breaks and how to get them.

Whatever the specific topic, spend a half hour (or more) each week educating yourself. Not only will you enrich your life, you’ll enrich the lives of those around you. Taxes might seem like a boring or unnecessary evil, but they’re something that affects the whole planet in one way or another. And who knows, you might stumble across some tax law that lets you write off all the snacks you consume during summer months.