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Some antipathy would naturally arise even if the tax collectors just collected what was due - no one likes to pay taxes... But the Romans allowed tax collectors to add their own charge to what was owed - sort of a "handling charge."

The amount they added was unregulated, but still backed by Roman military might, so some tax collectors were actually robbing the citizenry. Because of this, tax collectors were widely seen as a thieving class.

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