Three concepts that gave the Elites dominion over the poor, and changed the World. forever.
--Money
--Taxes
--Law
If you live within my Domain, these are the Laws you must abide by.The State is the Lawgiver, only the State can lawfully make Money, & Taxes must be paid with money
When the Spaniards came to the new World, the first thing they established was an annual tax on the indigenous ppl that had to be paid in Gold or Silver, failure to do so, resulted in imprisonment.
How much has the distribution of Wealth changed between the 17th & 21st century? For some there has been big changes, for others it has changed slightly.The distribution of wealth switched from the nobility to the merchant class. 1% still owns upwards of 45% of the World's wealth
Wealth built on the backs of the enslaved and incarcerated.
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