Products of deductive reasoning? (5)

I believe the answer is:

taxes

(Other definitions for taxes that I've seen before include "Levies duty" , "Puts great strain on, as Revenue Commissioners do" , "Levies imposed by government" , "Levies, strains" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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