The result was oppressive taxation and overfarming, as well as suppression of non-human races.

He had in his favour the mass of the inhabitants, who had been worn out by the oppressive taxation imposed by their spend-thrift rulers.

Stung by such oppressive taxation, Shams and his nephew Raj Wali decided to rebel.

Kheda is also where Gandhi launched a Satyagraha struggle against oppressive taxation by the British at a time of famine.

An internal revolt began in the Poonch region against oppressive taxation by the Maharaja.

Complaints of mandarin corruption and oppressive taxation were often levelled at his government.

The kulak repression started as oppressive taxation, but eventually led to mass deportations.

Why should the hard working fractional reserve currency trader have to foot the bill for keeping society safe from it's children, through oppressive taxation.

This, coupled with increasingly oppressive and arbitrary taxation, led to a severe net decrease in trade, technical innovation, and the overall wealth of the Empire.

According to the popular story, Godiva took pity on the people of Coventry, who were suffering grievously under her husband's oppressive taxation.