Bachelor tax - Revision history

Robert Brockway at 15:32, 1 December 2025

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Robert Brockway at 15:31, 1 December 2025

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Robert Brockway at 08:19, 3 December 2023

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Robert Brockway at 08:18, 3 December 2023

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Robert Brockway: Partial import from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bachelor&oldid=1188035072

2023-12-03T08:18:18Z

Partial import from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bachelor&oldid=1188035072

Robert Brockway at 08:11, 3 December 2023

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Robert Brockway at 08:03, 3 December 2023

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Robert Brockway: Partial import from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bachelor&oldid=1188035072

2023-12-03T07:58:57Z

Partial import from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bachelor&oldid=1188035072

Robert Brockway at 07:55, 3 December 2023

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Robert Brockway at 14:06, 2 December 2023

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 Bachelor taxes were historically instituted as a result of young men being unwilling to marry and have children in sufficient numbers.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog_djvu.txt</ref>
-== Ancient Rome ==
+{{H2|Ancient Rome}}
 Bachelors in ancient Rome fell under the Lex Julia of 18 BC and the Lex Papia Poppaea of AD 9: these lay heavy fines on unmarried or childless people while providing certain privileges to those with several children.
-== Renaissance England ==
+{{H2|Renaissance England}}
 In 1695, a law known as the [[Marriage Duty Act]] was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War. In Britain, taxes occasionally fell more heavily on bachelors than on other persons.  Examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.
-== See Also ==
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 *[[Bachelor]]

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 == Ancient Rome ==
-Bachelors in ancient Rome fell under the Lex Julia of 18 BC and the Lex Papia Poppaea of AD 9: these lay heavy fines on unmarried or childless people while providing certain privileges to those with several children. In 1695, a law known as the Marriage Duty Act was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War. In Britain, taxes occasionally fell heavier on bachelors than other persons: examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.
+Bachelors in ancient Rome fell under the Lex Julia of 18 BC and the Lex Papia Poppaea of AD 9: these lay heavy fines on unmarried or childless people while providing certain privileges to those with several children.
 == Renaissance England ==

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 == Renaissance England ==
-In 1695, a law known as the [[Marriage Duty Act]] was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War. In Britain, taxes occasionally fell heavier on bachelors than other persons: examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.
+In 1695, a law known as the [[Marriage Duty Act]] was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War. In Britain, taxes occasionally fell more heavily on bachelors than on other persons.  Examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.
 == See Also ==

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 == Renaissance England ==
-In 1695, a law known as the Marriage Duty Act was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War.[14] In Britain, taxes occasionally fell heavier on bachelors than other persons: examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.[3]
+In 1695, a law known as the [[Marriage Duty Act]] was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War. In Britain, taxes occasionally fell heavier on bachelors than other persons: examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.
 == See Also ==

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	Bachelors in ancient Rome fell under the Lex Julia of 18 BC and the Lex Papia Poppaea of AD 9: these lay heavy fines on unmarried or childless people while providing certain privileges to those with several children. In 1695, a law known as the Marriage Duty Act was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War. In Britain, taxes occasionally fell heavier on bachelors than other persons: examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.		Bachelors in ancient Rome fell under the Lex Julia of 18 BC and the Lex Papia Poppaea of AD 9: these lay heavy fines on unmarried or childless people while providing certain privileges to those with several children. In 1695, a law known as the Marriage Duty Act was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War. In Britain, taxes occasionally fell heavier on bachelors than other persons: examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.
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		+	== Renaissance England ==
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		+	In 1695, a law known as the Marriage Duty Act was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War.[14] In Britain, taxes occasionally fell heavier on bachelors than other persons: examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.[3]

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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 == References ==

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	Bachelor taxes were historically instituted as a result of young men being unwilling to marry and have children in sufficient numbers.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog_djvu.txt</ref>		Bachelor taxes were historically instituted as a result of young men being unwilling to marry and have children in sufficient numbers.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog_djvu.txt</ref>
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		+	== Ancient Rome ==
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		+	Bachelors in ancient Rome fell under the Lex Julia of 18 BC and the Lex Papia Poppaea of AD 9: these lay heavy fines on unmarried or childless people while providing certain privileges to those with several children. In 1695, a law known as the Marriage Duty Act was imposed on single males over 25 years old by the English Crown to help generate income for the Nine Years' War. In Britain, taxes occasionally fell heavier on bachelors than other persons: examples include 6 & 7 Will. III, the 1785 Tax on Servants, and the 1798 Income Tax.

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 A [[bachelor tax]] is a punitive tax imposed on unmarried men.  Historically many societies have imposed or attempted to impose bachelor taxes or more general [[taxes on childlessness]].  In the modern era, many countries vary tax rates by marital status, so current references to bachelor taxes are typically implicit rather than explicit.<ref>http://www.jstor.org/stable/41863114</ref>
-Bachelor taxes were historically instituted as a result of young men being unwilling to marry and have children in sufficient numbers.<ref>https://ssrn.com/abstract=2934318|doi=10.2139/ssrn.2934318</ref><ref>https://archive.org/stream/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog_djvu.txt</ref>
+Bachelor taxes were historically instituted as a result of young men being unwilling to marry and have children in sufficient numbers.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog_djvu.txt</ref>
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