“Nothing is certain in life except death and taxes”, as Benjamin Franklin’s old maxim goes. That’s especially true here in Britain, where everything from tampons to televisions is taxed, and even upon death there is one last impost, Inheritance Tax, to pay. It seems policy-makers have not learned from all of these mistakes.

Source: 5 of History’s Most Ludicrous Taxes – Foundation for Economic Education – Working for a free and prosperous world