taxation in society theme
We are made to ponder whether, how, and to what extent governments should levy financial charges on their subjects (individually or as businesses) to pay for government expenditures.
Examples
In tz1959e2x02 "The Man in the Bottle", Mr. and Mrs. Castle lamented exorbitant taxes that, of their one million dollar windfall, left them but a measly $5.
16 total · 1 major · 15 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Strawberry Mansion (2021) | major | The viewer is made to ponder whether the government should be able to tax people based on what goes on inside their dreams. |
| ahp4x22 | minor | A burglar known as "the Cat" spoke of how he paid his taxes and didn't want Washington on his neck. |
| ahp4x24 | minor | Commissionaire Jouin Clement made a quip about there being nobody left "if they arrested everybody in France who avoided to pay taxes." |
| ahp5x08 | minor | Bunce highlighted the tax beneficial virtue of a donation to his own "charitable" organization. |
| ahp5x19 | minor | A cruise ship passenger asked Milton how he could afford to have retired with "the way taxes are today". |
| ahp5x33 | minor | In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock quipped about owing income taxes and having IRS pester him. |
| ahp6x27 | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock suggested that he'd be even fatter than he was already were it not for his tax bills. |
| ftt1982e6x01 | minor | A man at the village inn complained of being "taxed to the death" in a most undemocratic manner. |
| movie: Prison Ship (1986) | minor | Taura quipped that The Sovereign's government "took half their take the last time" that hey had an encounter. |
| movie: Star Knight (1985) | minor | One of the villagers complained that "it was always taxes, taxes, and then nothing". |