26Victory Tax
During World War 2, USA imposed a 5% Victory tax on all individuals with incomes over $624 (2020 ~$10,000) with postwar credit.
27. In the New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt called for a new tax program called the Revenue Act of 1935, which imposed an income tax of 79% on incomes over $5 million. This tax rate affected only one person, John D. Rockefeller.
28. Switzerland has forced male-only conscription and the men that don't qualify are stamped with a high 'male tax.'
29. Until 1924, British colonizers imposed tax on the lower caste and untouchable Hindu women in the present-day Kerala state of India if they wanted to cover their breasts in public. The tax was evaluated by the tax collectors depending on the size of their breasts.
30. In 1698, Peter The Great introduced the "Beard Tax" after he visited Western Europe and liked their fashion sense. Anyone with a beard was forced to pay tax for it and in turn given a beard token. If you were stopped by the police without the token they would immediately shave your face on sight.
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31Brick Tax
In 1784, Britain introduced a brick tax to pay for wars in the Americas Colonies. Bricks were taxed per thousand. This resulted in manufacturers using larger bricks. In 1801, the government responded by limiting the dimensions of brick and doubling the tax on larger bricks.
32. Xenddi was a discriminatory tax system which was implemented by the Portuguese Christian government on the Hindu population of Goa, Daman and Diu in India. It was a religious tax imposed on the native Indians, which forced many to flee Goa or convert in order to stay.
33. The "jock tax" is income tax levied on athletes who are visiting a city or state and earn money in that jurisdiction. It was popularized during the 1991 NBA Finals when California taxed the Chicago Bulls on games played in Los Angeles. Illinois later retaliated with taxing the Los Angeles Lakers on games played in Chicago.
34. To encourage population growth after World War 2, the Soviet Union imposed an extra 6% "childlessness tax" on men between the ages 25-50 and married women between ages 20-45, who did not have children.
35. In 1695, the English parliament passed a law to tax all bachelors over the age of 25. The Bachelor Tax was later abolished in 1706.
