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In 1696 William III introduced a property tax based on how many windows you could have in your house. (thelemmy.club)
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[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 weeks ago

It's true actually, my great great grandfather was Vilhelm Von Glussbreaka, the notorious window bandit. Real rob from the rich and give to the rich type of guy.

[-] lath@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

A role model to be envied, I'm sure.

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