How To Avoid Property Taxes

"Back in 1955, the Marquis de Maussabré took drastic action when faced with a wealth tax. He blew up his château in Airvault, near Poitiers, using 150kg of dynamite."

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Posted By: Paul - Wed May 13, 2020
Category: Antisocial Activities | Architecture | Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough | Government | 1950s

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Well, the Singing Nun killed herself to avoid taxes, and, after her death, some of her friends figured out she didn't really owe those taxes in the first place.
Because she was a nun, that does not really qualify her for a Darwin Award.

Posted by Joshua Zev Levin, Ph.D. on 05/15/20 at 03:50 PM

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