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Revenue extraction from "summary" of The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
The East India Company was not just a trading corporation; it was also a revenue-extracting machine. Its primary goal was to generate profits for its shareholders, and the most effective way to do that was by extracting as much revenue as possible from the territories under its control. The Company's revenue extraction methods were ruthless and exploitative. It imposed heavy taxes on the local population, forcing them to pay exorbitant amounts for basic necessities. In some cases, the Company even resorted to violence and coercion to collect revenue, leading to widespread suffering and hardship among the people. One of the most insidious forms of revenue extraction employed by the Company was the system of "tax farming." Under this system, the Company would lease out the right to collect taxes to private individuals or groups in exchange for a lump sum payment. These tax farmers would then extract as much revenue as...
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