Originally posted by vetran
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After all the peasants were taxed at close at around 50% for 200 years. Any benefits like the railway (which was built to better plunder the country) were side effects of exploitation.
One of the main job titles in the IAS (the Raj civil service) was the "Collector" - the person who confiscated 50% of your crops every year for your lifetime.
So get some perspective, you've very little to complain about.
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