Salt: A World History
Why did the French hate salt taxes so much?
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The salt tax or the Gabelle, was a tax on every Frenchman. One of the worst parts of the salt tax was the sel du devoir or a law that stated every person over eight must buy 15.4 pounds of salt a year, far more than anyone could reasonably use.