...can, first of those taxes which, it is intended should fall upon rent; secondly, of those which, it is contribute towards the support of the government,...proportion to the revenue which they respectively £pjoy under the protection of the state. The expense of government to the individuals of a great nation,...

...canons of practical legislation. (46) Principe, c. 17, 18, 19, 21, 23. (47) De Re Mil. iii. c. 26, ' 1. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities. ' 2. The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain and not arbitrary. ' 3. Every...

...of Adam Smith with regard to taxation. He said, " The subjects of every State ought to contribute to the support of the Government as nearly as possible...respective abilities — that is, in proportion to the revenues they respectively enjoy under the protection of the State; and in the observance or neglect...

...estimated. Their evidence appear to him to be such, as to supersede the necessity of any illustration. " 1. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities. ... In the observation or neglect of this maxim consists what is called the equality or inequality...

...accordance with the doctrine of Adam Smith, that " the subjects of every state ought to contribute to the support of the government, as nearly as possible...abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they enjoy respectively under the protection of the State. In the observation or neglect of this maxim consists...

...which maybe stated in the words of Adam Smith: — " How can the subjects of a state contribute to the support of the government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities ?" The three modes which have been proposed to effect this object are — by taxes on the production...

...which may be stated in the words of Adam Smith : — " How can the subjects of a state contribute to the support of the government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities ?" The three modes which have been proposed to effect this object are — by taxes on the production...

...the poor, whilst much of the property of the country is altogether untouched. Adam Smith has said, " The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenues which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the State. In the observation or neglect...

...Smith on the subject of taxation. " The subjects of every state," he says, " ought to " contribute to the support of the government, as nearly " as possible..." that is, in proportion to the revenue which they re" spectively enjoy under the protection of the state. The " expense of government to the individuals...

...established in civil society than that which imposes on all the subjects of a State the duty to contribute to the support of the government as nearly as possible...respective abilities, that is, in proportion to the revenues which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the State. As it is the primary duty...