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... The Country Gentleman's Magazine - עמוד 146מאת Simpkin, Marshall & Co - 1832תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
| George Long - 1872 - 400 דפים
...mention, after remarking th.it it is easier to make general rules than to apply them. The first maxim is that the " subjects of every State ought to contribute...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities, that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the State."... | |
| George Long - 1872 - 404 דפים
...mention, after remarking that it is easier to make general rules than to apply them. The first maxim is that the " subjects of every State ought to contribute...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities, that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the State."... | |
| Howard Kahane - 1995 - 172 דפים
...in future competitive arenas. Fair Taxes Taxation without representation is tyranny. —James Otis The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion... | |
| W. Elliot Brownlee - 1996 - 212 דפים
...taxation. In the first canon of taxation Adam Smith proposed in The Wealth of Nations, he declared that "the subjects of every state ought to contribute...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities." In an era when most wealth was in the form of real estate, the property tax — in particular, the... | |
| W. Elliot Brownlee - 2003 - 484 דפים
...determining patterns of taxation. In his first canon of taxation, Adam Smith (in Wealth of Nations) declared, "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities." In an era when most wealth was in the form of real estate, the property tax seemed to offer the greatest... | |
| James Maitland Earl of Lauderdale - 1996 - 184 דפים
...particular taxes, it is necessary to premise the four following maxims with regard to taxes in general. l. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.**... | |
| Ronald Terchek - 1997 - 306 דפים
...proportionally to the ability to pay and do not disturb economic growth or harm labor. According to Smith, the subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities, that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.... | |
| Robert T. Golembiewski - 1997 - 1032 דפים
...value, his first maxim was often cited in support of a general property tax. This reads, in part: I. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1998 - 516 דפים
...cannot be better commenced than by quoting them.' 'i. The subjects of every state ought to contribute to 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.... | |
| |