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"Taxman" is a track by the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver, written by George Harrison with lyrical input from John Lennon. The song marked Harrison's emergence as a significant songwriter within the group and served as the opening track on the album. It represented the band's first topical song and initial political statement in their music.
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The song expresses opposition to the elevated progressive tax rates imposed in the United Kingdom under Harold Wilson's Labour government, which required the Beatles to surrender over 90 percent of their earnings to the Treasury.
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