 Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and to 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.  Hansard's Parliamentary Debates - Page 1123by Great Britain. Parliament - 1891Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1783 - 508 lehte
...which will be moft likely to be conve-* nient for the contributor to pay it. It is fo contrived as W take out, and to keep out of the pockets of the people, ffi little as poflible over and above what it brings into the pub-i lie treafury. The collection of... | |
 | 1831 - 652 lehte
...of L.7,312 of net revenue. Most certainly no tax ever accorded less with the sound maxim of taking out of the pockets of the people as little as possible over and above what comes into the public treasury. The influence of the duties in adding to the price of all the principal... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1809 - 514 lehte
...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 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... | |
 | 1815 - 698 lehte
...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 - 1820 - 496 lehte
...treasury, by taking the smallest possible sum out of the 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 possible, over and above what it brings into the... | |
 | David Ricardo - 1821 - 560 lehte
...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...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,... | |
 | 1833 - 554 lehte
...thereof, the argument for direct taxation is equally conclusive. It is an admitted axiom in finance that " 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 to the public... | |
 | 1823 - 616 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible, over and above what it brings into the... | |
 | 1826 - 1138 lehte
...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... | |
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