The begining of taxes

This week when I was reading The Capitulary De Villis 9th Century and the way they discussed the reporting of the income, it reminded me of a rudimentary version of the way we file our income taxes. The reading was going through all the specific things they needed reported, I was picturing it as a tax form and all the lines and exact items the federal and state government needs from you. I think this was especially fresh on my mind with all the polictical ad campaigns on tv and such a focus on taxes from the two presidential canidates. That made this article tie into life now for me, gave me a feeling of how this has always been an issue and will forever be one.