$100 for shaving beard: ISIS imposes new fines, taxes

[MariaThinks]

Source: Times of India

WASHINGTON: With its territories reduced, cash-strapped ISIS has imposed new taxes and fines like a $100 penalty for shaving a beard and women being charged $25 for wearing cloaks deemed too tight, according to a research.

In response to their worsening financial situation, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is continuing to increase taxes and fines throughout its territory and in some cases introducing new ones, according new analysis released by IHS Inc based on its monitoring of local news reports.



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[pkdu]

1. First 4 words made me think this was Bernie's latest fundraiser... nt

[Angel Martin]

2. $100 penalty for shaving a beard

Wimps !

the Taliban had the death penalty for shaving off a beard.

[w0nderer]

3. they're learning from the 1 %

you can only whip a worker to death once
you can charge a fine multiple times

[MariaThinks]

7. whip or stone

[Feeling the Bern]

4. Charge them for the lice, extra for the mice

3% for looking in the mirror twice.

Here a little slice, there a little cut
2% for sleeping with the window shut.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. Bravo! ISIS is everyone's favorite landlord!

Thanks for the reminder of one of Les Miserables' finest songs.

[romanic]

5. Awww.

I guess the money and bullets from the House of Saud and Erdoğan have dried up. Poo little jihadis.

I hope the citizens turn on these barbarians en masse before the US and Kurds get to them first. Would be sweet justice.

[Marrah_G]

8. Sucks when someone blows up your stash of infidel dollars! n/t