The term “tax” in literature is used with remarkable versatility, often transcending its strict fiscal meaning to evoke themes of burden, authority, and injustice. In economic treatises such as those by Adam Smith, tax is dissected as a tool of state policy—whether it be a land tax, a commodity levy, or an export duty—as a means to balance public revenue and stimulate production ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). In parallel, novelists and satirists employ tax symbolically to critique societal impositions and bureaucratic excess. For instance, characters lament the oppressive nature of taxes, whether through biting witticisms or expressions of personal vexation ([6], [7], [8], [9]). Moreover, the word occasionally serves as a metaphor for the inherent costs of living under authoritarian or inefficient systems, underscoring a broader discontent with how resources, labor, and time are exploited ([10], [11], [12]). Across these varied contexts—from detailed economic analysis to subtle literary irony—the word “tax” becomes a recurrent emblem of both economic measure and social burden.