विष्णु पुराण - कलियुग

अरक्षितारो हर्तारश्युल्कव्याजेन पार्थिवाः ।
हारिणो जनवित्तानां संप्राप्ते तु कलौ युगे ॥

- विष्णु पुराण

arakShitAro hartAH ashyulka vyaajena pArthivaH ।
hAriNo janavittAnAM samprApte tu kalau yuge ॥

- viShNu purANa

In the times of Kali (present time), kings will not protect the subjects. They will loot them in the pretext of collecting taxes.

- Vishnu Purana