I don't believe i see a clear answer, but Mesopotamian believed that the priest could speak with the gods that is why they had the authority. "If you do this the gods will be please" "If you don't a donations the gods will be angry" blah blah blah - Mesopotamian priests
Their ideas lead to the creation of laissez-fair capitalism. Ricardo considered that permenent under-class
would always live poor. Malthus also believed that wars and epidemics were
fundamental to keep the population prosperous and content. They all believed
that natural laws led economic life.
In Europe the average saving rate is 10.6% and in America it is 3.5%. This means that every fiscal year Americans save only 3.5% of their yearly income and Europeans save 10.6%.
This is dangerous for Americans since in the event of an unexpected crisis they will not have the liquidities to pay for it. One of the reasons is that in the USA Americans use credit cards massively and are thus usually indebted to Credit Card companies and most of their income goes into paying them both the interest and the principal. Marketing is also far more aggressive in America and manipulates people into buying stuff they do not really need.
Tax was needed because the United states wanted to pay the money that they borrowed,but the rebellion was that the tax collectors tried to put a higher price on taxes
