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... income , that we have never yet seen the way to a per- fect equilibrium . And the great question at the present time is , will our national expenditure permanently range at about 60,000,000l . to 70,000,000l . , or shall we soon return ...
... income , that we have never yet seen the way to a per- fect equilibrium . And the great question at the present time is , will our national expenditure permanently range at about 60,000,000l . to 70,000,000l . , or shall we soon return ...
Page ix
... Income tax . 6.60 • Sugar 6.00 Tobacco 5 ° 50 3 Tea 5 ° 40 Probates , legacies , and suc- cession Land and assessed taxes Deeds , bills of exchange , receipts , newspapers , & c . J Licences • Insurance - Fire and marine Post - office ...
... Income tax . 6.60 • Sugar 6.00 Tobacco 5 ° 50 3 Tea 5 ° 40 Probates , legacies , and suc- cession Land and assessed taxes Deeds , bills of exchange , receipts , newspapers , & c . J Licences • Insurance - Fire and marine Post - office ...
Page x
... income and property tax . To abandon our present mixed system of direct and indirect taxes for any exclusive plan of direct taxes on income or on wealth does not seem desirable . We may well pic- ture to our mind an ideal community , so ...
... income and property tax . To abandon our present mixed system of direct and indirect taxes for any exclusive plan of direct taxes on income or on wealth does not seem desirable . We may well pic- ture to our mind an ideal community , so ...
Page xiv
... Income and Property 141 • 143 XXII . Assessed Taxes 155 Section 1. Taxes on Land · 155 II . Taxes on Houses · • 157 29 III . Taxes on Servants • · 159 29 IV . Taxes on Carriages , Horses , and Dogs 161 XXIII . Concluding Observations on ...
... Income and Property 141 • 143 XXII . Assessed Taxes 155 Section 1. Taxes on Land · 155 II . Taxes on Houses · • 157 29 III . Taxes on Servants • · 159 29 IV . Taxes on Carriages , Horses , and Dogs 161 XXIII . Concluding Observations on ...
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... income . Whilst in 1800 the annual income of 16,000,000 inhabitants was estimated at 230,000,000l . , in 1860 the estimate is 600,000,000l . , or upwards of 20l . per head . head . And should such an estimate appear all but fabulous ...
... income . Whilst in 1800 the annual income of 16,000,000 inhabitants was estimated at 230,000,000l . , in 1860 the estimate is 600,000,000l . , or upwards of 20l . per head . head . And should such an estimate appear all but fabulous ...
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Page 28 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
Page 178 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 244 - King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : — GRANTS OUT OF CONSOLIDATED FUND 1.
Page 238 - No scutage or aid shall be imposed in our kingdom, unless by the general council of our kingdom ; except for ransoming our person, making our eldest son a knight, and once for marrying our eldest daughter; and for these there shall be paid a reasonable aid.
Page 89 - It is true I cannot prevent the introduction of the flowing poison ; gain-seeking and corrupt men will for profit and sensuality, defeat my wishes ; but nothing will induce me to derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people.
Page 131 - Taxes upon the sale of land fall altogether upon the seller. The seller is almost always under the necessity of selling, and must, therefore, take such a price as he can get. The buyer is scarce ever under the necessity of buying, and will, therefore, only give such a price as he likes. He considers what the land will cost him in tax and price together. The more he is obliged to pay in the way 01 tax, the less he will be disposed to give in the way of price.
Page 41 - 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 public treasury of the State.
Page 239 - That levying money for or to the use of the crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 132 - For the general prosperity, there cannot be too much facility given to the conveyance and exchange of all kinds of property, as it is by such means that capital of every species is likely to find its way into the hands of those, who will best employ it in increasing the productions of the country. " Why,
Page 222 - The expenses of a war,' said Mr. Gladstone, ' are the moral check which it has pleased the Almighty to impose upon the ambition and the lust of conquest that are inherent in so many nations.