Original sentence: It was thought to be unfair as the tax burden shifted from the estimated price of a house to the number of people living in it, with the perceived effect of shifting the tax burden from the rich to the poor
Edited sentence: A Poll Tax covers the costs of basic services such as public transport, education and policing, which are assumed to be consumed roughly equally by all members of society, regardless of their wealth or earning power, so levies equal charges on its members for these services.It was thought to be unfair as the tax burden shifted from the estimated price of a house to the number of people living in it, with the perceived effect of shifting the tax burden from the nation's wealth creators to its wealth consumers.No-one should be forced to pay for what they do not consume, and no-one should consume what they do not pay for.The ethical basis for the Poll Tax is that members of society should pay for the goods and services that they consume from that society.This moral position is expressed clearly by Ayn Rand