How ‘Tax Ferrets’ Revealed The Limits Of Heavy-Handed Enforcement
A Black-footed Ferret at a Prairie Dog Burrow getty In the late 19th century, state and local tax officials employed private tax investigators — known as “tax ferrets” or “tax inquisitors” — to facilitate the collection of general property taxes. Compensated using a bounty system, these private sector collectors were expected to shore up flagging …
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