tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post1340465792233057955..comments2024-03-27T22:38:23.715+01:00Comments on Sparta Reconsidered: The Spartan Economy: A Closer Look at Helot SocietyHelena P. Schraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post-74435094579166902792016-06-04T12:14:08.852+02:002016-06-04T12:14:08.852+02:00That is a very good question, and I don't have...That is a very good question, and I don't have an answer. Maybe there was no tax on non-agricultural income. This might explain how some helots became very wealthy. I think it more likely that the same tax (50%) applied, but I imagine that was very hard to assess and collect. With the sources we have, however, all this is just speculation.<br /> Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post-85130520585927652662016-06-04T06:58:45.722+02:002016-06-04T06:58:45.722+02:00Hello,
You said that a helot's tax was 50% of ...Hello,<br />You said that a helot's tax was 50% of agricultural output, but what was the tax, if any, helots paid for being something other than a farmer, i.e. was the flat 50% tax applied to everything, or was there a different rate? I've read mention of the 50% agriculture tax innumerable number of times, but never mention of anything else, hence why I ask.<br />- Thank you<br />B. D. Anonomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198866918311972087noreply@blogger.com