head tax
Per-person government charge
A head tax is a fixed tax charged per person regardless of income or wealth—everyone pays the same flat amount.
Historically, head taxes were used to raise revenue or restrict immigration, particularly the discriminatory taxes imposed on Chinese immigrants in the United States and Canada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Also called a poll tax or capitation.
Compulsory government charge
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- revenueBusiness income total
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
- municipalOf city government
colonial · tribute · impost · duty · collection · exemption · evasion · compliance
Per-capita fixed payment
- per capitaFor each individual
- votingFormally registering a choice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
electorate · registration · citizenship · franchise · Jim Crow · literacy test · voter suppression · constitutional
Law prohibiting Asian workers
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- restrictionLimit on action
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
migration · entry fee · alien · naturalization · deportation · racist · legislation · quota
levy
Compulsory government charge
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- revenueBusiness income total
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
municipal · colonial · tribute · impost · duty · collection · exemption · evasion · compliance · enforcement
capitation
Per-capita fixed payment
- per capitaFor each individual
- votingFormally registering a choice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
disenfranchisement · electorate · registration · citizenship · franchise · Jim Crow · literacy test · voter suppression · constitutional · amendment
Chinese Exclusion Act
Law prohibiting Asian workers
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- restrictionLimit on action
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
xenophobia · migration · entry fee · alien · naturalization · deportation · racist · legislation · quota · border
- ancient taxesannona, munera, customs duty, customs duties, import duties
- Jewish taxestithe, firstfruits, gleanings, communal funds
- taxeswithholding, VAT, GST, customs duty, FICA
- colonialismcolony, colonization, colonial rule, colonial powers, colonizer
- taxationVAT, withholding, deductions, deduction, taxpayers
- head taxescapitation
head taxincome tax
Government charge on earnings
wealth tax · property tax · capital gains tax · estate tax · inheritance tax
head, tax, taxing, forehead, overhead, header, taxes, taxation, taxicab