Jews and Politics: Systems of Taxation

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June 28 2017
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1h 6min 16s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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Business Ethics,  Politics 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Business Ethics

References: Bava Batra: 8a ,  Bava Batra: 7b  

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What types of taxes do we find in the Torah? May a Jewish government create new taxes? On what legal basis does Jewish government take money from people as taxes? Would Jewish law support progressive taxation?

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