 An injudicious tax offers a great temptation to smuggling. But the penalties of smuggling must rise in proportion to the temptation. The law, contrary to all the ordinary principles of justice, first creates the temptation, and then punishes those who...  On distribution, consumption and taxation - עמוד 378מאת Joseph Salway Eisdell - 1839תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Robert John Thornton - 1799 - 852 דפים
...who yield to it; and it commonly enhances the punifhment too in proportion to the very circmnftance which ought certainly to alleviate it, the temptation to commit the crime*.— FOURTHLY, by fubjedting the people to the frequent vifits and the odious examination of the tax-gatherers,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1809 - 514 דפים
...temptation to smuggling. But the penalties of smuggling must arise in proportion to the temptation. The law, Contrary to all the ordinary principles of...alleviate it, the temptation to commit the crime*. Fourthly, by subjecting the people to the frequent visits and the odious examination of the tax-gatherers,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 520 דפים
...The law, contrary to all the ordinary principies of justice, first creates the temptation, "ndthen. punishes those who yield to it ; and it commonly enhances...alleviate it, the temptation to commit the crime*. Fourthly, by subjecting the people to the frequent visits and the odious examination of the tax-gatherers,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1819 - 518 דפים
...smuggling must arise in proportion to the temptation. The law, contrary to all the ordinary principies of justice, first creates the temptation, and then...alleviate it, the temptation to commit the crime.* Fourthly, by subjecting the people to the frequent visits and the odious examination of the tax-gatherers,... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1830 - 466 דפים
...with bread.* as Adam Smith should have fallen into this mistake ; speaking of smuggling, he says : " The law, contrary to all the ordinary principles of...alleviate it — the temptation to commit the crime." — Wealth of Nations, b. 5, ch. ii. * It is easy to estimate the profit of a crime in cases of rapacity,... | |
 | Benjamin Sayer - 1833 - 462 דפים
...most culpable offender. " The penalties of " smuggling must rise in proportion to the temptation ; — the law, " contrary to all the ordinary principles...temptation and then punishes those who yield to it, and it com" monly enhances the punishment too in proportion to the very cir" cumstance which ought certainly... | |
 | Benjamin Sayer - 1833 - 502 דפים
...yield to it, and it com" monly enhances the punishment too in proportion to the very cir" cumstance which ought certainly to alleviate it, the temptation " to commit the crime." * Such a visitation may be absolutely necessary for the security of the particular system of Revenue... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1838 - 306 דפים
...Speaking of smuggling, he uys : •. The law, contrary to all the ordmary principles of justice, lirst creates the temptation, and then punishes those who...ought certainly to alleviate it — the temptation to com. rait the crime." — Wealth of Nation*, bv ch. 2. •f- It is easy to estimate the profit of a... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1839 - 448 דפים
...temptation to smuggling. But the penalties of smuggling. must rise in proportion to the temptation. The law, contrary to all the ordinary principles of...alleviate it, the temptation to commit the crime*. Fourthly, by subjecting the people to the frequent visits and the odious examination of the tax-gatherers,... | |
 | Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland. Parliamentary Committee - 1845 - 538 דפים
...temptation to smuggling. But the penalties of smuggling must rise in proportion to the temptation. The law, contrary to all the ordinary principles of...alleviate it, the temptation to commit the crime. Fourthly, by subjecting the people to the frequent visits and the odious examination of the tax-gatherers,... | |
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