Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as Little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state. Political Economy - Seite 128von William Stanley Jevons - 1879 - 134 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| United States. Department of the Treasury - 1868 - 532 Seiten
...It is one of the maxims of Adam Smith that " every tax ought to be so contrived as to take out and keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible over and above what it brings into the treasury of the State." The reasonableness of this principle is self-evident, for it but states the... | |
| Charles Tennant - 1868 - 212 Seiten
...exception of the Land Tax, which is unequally, and, therefore, unjustly assessed. Adam Smith said: — "Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and keep out of the pockets of the people, as little as possible over and above what it brings into the... | |
| Charles Knight - 1868 - 552 Seiten
...levied at the time or in the manner most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it." IV. " Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible over and above what it brings into the... | |
| William B. Dana - 1868 - 528 Seiten
...based, "that every tax ought to be so contrived as to take out and keep out of the pockets of tlie people as little as possible over and above what it brings into the Treasury of the State." While the entire correctness of this principle has been universally admitted,... | |
| 1868 - 548 Seiten
...levied at the time or in the manner most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it." IV. " ӦN A\% & KGa@ o Rjp { R5 M K { > W keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible over and above what it brings into the... | |
| Adam Smith - 1869 - 870 Seiten
...considerable incouveniency from such taxes. IV. Every tax ought to be so contrived as lx>th to lake out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as...and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state. A tax may either take out or keep out of the pockets of the people a great deal more... | |
| Amasa Walker - 1869 - 562 Seiten
...consideraeration, will readily be admitted as proper. IV. " Every tax ought to be so contrived as to take out and keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible, over and above what it brings into the treasury of the state." Although the soundness of this principle would seem indisputable, and will... | |
| William Lucas Sargant - 1870 - 406 Seiten
...the time, or in the manner in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to " IV. Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take...and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state." . . Compare these maxims with Quesnay's proposal to abolish existing taxes and to impose... | |
| Francis Bowen - 1870 - 512 Seiten
...must be his own fault if he ever suffers any considerable inconveniency from such taxes." Fourthly, " Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take...and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state." The first of these rules, as here stated without qualification, is far from being well... | |
| Francis Bowen - 1870 - 586 Seiten
...must be his own fault if he ever suffers any considerable incouveniency from such taxes." Fourthly, " Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take...and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state." The first of these rules, ns here stated without qualification, is fur from being well... | |
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