β€œIn 1696, England imposed a tax on windows to extract more revenue from the wealthy (whose houses had more windows). But all it did was incentivize fewer windows in homes and public health deteriorated from the lack of ventilation.”

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(Hat tip: The Morning Brew)

Lee Feagin @leefeagin