No.
Quick comparison between USA and Canada. Canadians pay much higher gasoline, cigarette, beer and liquor taxes. In addition, mortgage interest payments are not tax-deductible in Canada.
My information is that Australians and New Zealanders are more heavily taxed.
Thus, it is much harder to save money for home ownership, retirement etc.
In the USA the cost-of-living is much lower, if you keep health costs out of the equation.
Oh yes - and taxed very heavily too.
Much like they are today; Heavily taxed by the corrupt ruling class.
Solomon may have taxed the people heavily to finance his ambitious building projects, maintain a large standing army, and support his lavish lifestyle. Additionally, the taxes may have been used to fund the bureaucracy needed to govern his expansive kingdom effectively.
King Solomon taxed the people to make money , so that he could build the temple that his father David started.
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Bricks
glass
They heavily taxed all domestic production.
They were being taxed
a great Britain taxed heavily on british
Existing trade routes were heavily taxed.
Heavily taxed by the British government.