When soap taxes made hygiene a luxury

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If you ever wondered why historical cities smelled terrible, blame fiscal policy. By heavily penalizing the manufacturing of soap, the authorities effectively made basic hygiene an exclusive privilege for the wealthy, leaving the working class to marinate in their own filth.

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