Ah - this makes sense, at least historically. With a tax that is more of a levy rather than something proportional to receipts or income, then it makes sense. B

Ah - this makes sense, at least historically. With a tax that is more of a levy rather than something proportional to receipts or income, then it makes sense. But like the Mises Regression theorem, this seems more to relate to the historical origins of money as opposed to current usage.