Butintheexpenditurefromthistaxationwasthereasingleiteminwhich
thepoorhadaspecialinterest？Thegreatmassoftheexpenditurewaswar
expenditure，andthatwasnotexpenditureinwhichthepoorweremoreinterested
thantherest。Indeed，muchofitwasexpenditurewhichcouldnotbeassociated
directlyorindirectlywiththeirinterests，suchasthehugesubsidiesto