 | Britton Armstrong Hill - 1874 - Liczba stron: 268
...the maxims of taxation in this manner: 1. " The subjects of every state ought to contribute toward 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... | |
 | William Lucas Sargant - 1874 - Liczba stron: 384
...eminent man. Adam Smith says : — (9) " I. 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.... | |
 | Massachusetts. Commission on Taxation, 1874-1875 - 1875 - Liczba stron: 584
...economy and its justice. " The subjects of every state," says Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations, "ought to contribute to the support of the government,...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities, — that is, in proportiQii^toJhe ^revenue thej enjo^undej^the^ protection of thejatale. In the observation... | |
 | Massachusetts. Commission on Taxation, 1874-1875 - 1875 - Liczba stron: 634
...economy and its justice. " The subjects of every state," says Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations, "ought to contribute to the support of the government,...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities, — that is, in proportion to the revenue they enjoy under the protection of the state. In the observation... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1875 - Liczba stron: 808
...maxims with regard to taxes in general. I. 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.... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1875 - Liczba stron: 624
...said to nave become classical, and this chapter cannot be better commenced than by quoting them.* " 1. The subjects of every state ought to contribute to the support of thu government, as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities : that is, in proportion... | |
 | 1876 - Liczba stron: 412
...plaats van A, Sinith, *) waar hij zegt : »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 nnder the pro»tection of the... | |
 | 1876 - Liczba stron: 972
...accepted maxims of policy laid down by the celebrated author of " Wealth of Nations," to wit : " That the subjects of every State ought to contribute to the support of government as nearly as possible in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under its... | |
 | Richard G. Lipsey, Colin Harbury - 1992 - Liczba stron: 548
...contribute towards 1 Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (1776), Book V, Chapter II, Part II. the support of government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities. 2 The tax which every individual is bound to pay, ought to be certain and not arbitrary. 3 Every tax ought to... | |
 | W. Elliot Brownlee - 1996 - Liczba stron: 212
...in The Wealth of Nations, he declared that "the subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as 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... | |
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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... 
