Such punitive, discriminatory taxation plainly violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

Conversely, prolonged overwork (continual staff shortages), absence of festivals, lawlessness, sickness or punitive taxation can also be reasons for poor mood.

And he has said he has no plans to leave the country, "unless forced to by punitive taxation."

While many countries have accepted some form of religious freedom, this has also often been limited in practice through punitive taxation, repressive social legislation, and political disenfranchisement.

However, the punitive taxation created by U.K. Gambling Acts of 1966 and 1968 soon made this facility unviable, accompanied with an immediate loss of revenue.

The town was almost destroyed in 1041 after a rebellion against the punitive taxation of Harthacanute.

However, I do not believe it is necessary to have an energy chapter in the Treaty, nor to impose punitive taxation in order to impose an improved efficiency.

Scotland's road transport sector is already being penalised financially by the UK government through punitive taxation on fuel.

In 1954 Australian taxation law was amended, ending the punitive double taxation levied on artists who worked in both Australia and the USA.

Throughout the 1860s, the Jews of Libya were subjected to what Gilbert calls punitive taxation.