Question: an iraqis wrote, you can have a lord, you can have a king, but the person to fear is the tax collector.Explain 

Answer: i´m not exactly sure, but i think its because the tax collectors had the right to kill you on the spot if you didnt have the tax money. they were always looking for tax, where the king and lords usually forgot about the people
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