 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1809 - 514 pages
...pleases, it must be his own fault if he ever suffers any considerable inconveniency from such taxes. 4. Every tax ought to be so contrived, as both to...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 than it brings... | |
 | English literature - 1815 - 698 pages
...with peculiar emphasis, that it is " so contrived, as both to take out and keep out of the "Dockets of the people as lit.tle as possible over and above...it brings into the Public Treasury of the State." P. 45. The author then proceeds to state some modifications of the property-tax, which, in his opinion,... | |
 | John Wade - Great Britain - 1820 - 496 pages
...pockets of the people. Adam Smith says, " Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and keep out of the pockets of the people as little as...it brings into the public treasury of the state." Further on, he continues, " All nations Lottery System. Jiave endeavoured, to the best of their judgment,... | |
 | David Ricardo - Economics - 1821 - 560 pages
...abilities. 2. " The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain and not arbitrary. 3. " Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or...it brings into the public treasury of the State." An equal land-tax, imposed indiscriminately and without any regard to the distinction of its quality,... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1822 - 540 pages
...pleases, it must be his own fault if he ever suffers any considerable inconveniency from such taxes. IV. Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take...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 than it brings... | |
 | 1823 - 616 pages
...correcting it in all cases? ' Every tax ought, ' says Dr Smith, ' to be so contrived, as to ' take out, and keep out, of the pockets of the people, as little...possible over and above what it brings into the public trea239 ' sury of the state. ' But the duty in question is in direct opposition to this maxim. It injures... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...convenient for the contributor to pay it. 4. 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 treasuiy of the state. Mr. M'Culloch said, every system of taxation is good or bad, in proportion as... | |
 | Great Britain - 1826 - 1138 pages
...which they respectively enjoy under its protection. 2. Every tax ought to be so contrived, as to take out of the pockets of the people as little as possible,...what it brings into the public treasury of the state. 3. The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain, and not arbitrary. The time of... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Economics - 1826 - 302 pages
...at the expence of intolerable vexation. "4. Every tax ought to be so contrived, as to take out and keep out of the pockets of the people, as little as...and above what it brings into the public treasury. A tax may take out and keep out of the pockets of the people a great deal more than it brings into... | |
 | J. C. Ross - Economics - 1827 - 486 pages
...likely to be convenient for the contributors to pay it. 4th. Every tax ought to be so constructed, as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets...what it brings into the public treasury of the state. An equal land tax, imposed indiscriminately, and without any regard to the distinction of ^•quality,... | |
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Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it. ... (4) Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as little... 
