Income Tax

Henry Sless ()
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Chapter Chapter 4 in 110 Years of Taxation from Pitt to Lloyd George, 2023, pp 49-95 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The vividness of Georgian satire (imps, monsters) gives way to genteel satire with visual puns involving chancellors of the day engaged in Victorian pastimes (entertainment—e.g., ‘balancing the budget’, domesticity—e.g., ‘making your sums add up’) depicting the impact of tax policies together with puns on the burden of taxes (the use of screws or presses or the weight of additional taxes to extract monies from the taxpayer, John Bull). Throughout the period there were recurring icons, specifically after the introduction of annual budgets in 1853, creating a sense of reinforced memories on the reader This was enhanced by the regular repeat print runs and almanac editions introduced by publishers to achieve increased sales. There was a crossover in iconography between UK and US images in the depiction of the potentially risky process of implementing contentious tax policies.

Keywords: Imps and Monsters; Screws and Presses; Joker and Conjuror; Headmaster and pupil; Skating rink; UK Income tax; US Income tax (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39218-4_4

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