GROUND UNDER HEAVY TAXES People in Bible Times Completely i Mercy of Extortionate Extract, ors of Tribute. People in the Bible times were tnied. heavily. They were on a straight ieVy not based on Incomes or excess protlis. Payment was compelled and no excuses made, nor were there any -exemptions to married men or heads of families. Although there were no army or navy establishments and no airplane pro. gram, the people paid their assessments assess-ments in both gold and silver. King Solomon compelled the Ca-nanltes Ca-nanltes who were left In the conn. L try to pay him tribute. The rebellion of Jeroboam on account of the heavy taxes levied by Solomon, afterward after-ward growing Into the revolt of the Ten Tribes, was the mosr'pie. tentlotis kick against the ley of ih( powers in Uible times. Jeroboam wan at first compelled to take refuge In Egypt, and It was on account, of t tie taxes and levies laid by Solomon that the - Israelites s.iid to Relioboam, die son of Solomon, upon the lalter's death: "Thy father made our yokes grievous; griev-ous; now therefore make thou Hi grievous service of thy father iind his heavy yokes which be put upon us lighter and we will serve thee." When Caesar Augustus was In power and Qulrinus was governor ot Syria, after having just been elected for a third term because he had kept the Syrians out of war, the first named Issued a proclamation signed by ti is secretary of state that the whole world should be taxed. And all the people went to their own city to be taxed. The later editions of the Bible sju-nk of the act as the people being "enrolled."