...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."...

...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."...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...citizen have any confidence that the amount he/she—and everyone else— owes is certain? — Equality. "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities." Here we come to the crux of the argument against the "flat tax." Higher marginal statutory rates on...

...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.**...

...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....

...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...

...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....