Top 7 Most Ridiculous Taxes Ever Imposed By The Authorities

 The tax on refined salt

While you might think that taxing salt is not something a lot of people would get angry about, historically that is pretty inaccurate. To name a couple violent revolts that stem from the tax salt, we have the French Revolution and the uprisings that determined the downfall of the Chinese empire. Not to mention that even Gandhi organized a protest against this tax back in the ’30s, which represented the cornerstone and inspiration for Marin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy.