Manual of Political EconomyMacmillan and Company, 1876 - 631 Seiten |
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... entirely converted into coin - The amount of money any country requires partly depends upon the amount of its wealth , and partly upon the number of times which any commodity is bought and sold for money - The amount of money which a ...
... entirely converted into coin - The amount of money any country requires partly depends upon the amount of its wealth , and partly upon the number of times which any commodity is bought and sold for money - The amount of money which a ...
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... entirely of rates on real property - Figures quoted to prove that rates in towns are generally much higher than in country districts - Land is contributing a constantly decreasing amount to local taxation in comparison with other kinds ...
... entirely of rates on real property - Figures quoted to prove that rates in towns are generally much higher than in country districts - Land is contributing a constantly decreasing amount to local taxation in comparison with other kinds ...
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... entirely unproductive , because it would have been sup- posed that , even if he did not impede , he certainly did not promote , the efficiency of the labourers , regarded as mere machines for the production of wealth . But now facts are ...
... entirely unproductive , because it would have been sup- posed that , even if he did not impede , he certainly did not promote , the efficiency of the labourers , regarded as mere machines for the production of wealth . But now facts are ...
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... entirely opposed to popular notions . The spendthrift is half excused , and often receives the homage due to a public benefactor , because , although he injures himself , yet it is supposed that he benefits the community in general ...
... entirely opposed to popular notions . The spendthrift is half excused , and often receives the homage due to a public benefactor , because , although he injures himself , yet it is supposed that he benefits the community in general ...
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... entirely by increased taxation , and thus posterity would inherit the assumed advantages of that contest , unencumbered with the penalties of augmented pecu- niary burdens . The virtuous resolution of Parliament was not maintained , and ...
... entirely by increased taxation , and thus posterity would inherit the assumed advantages of that contest , unencumbered with the penalties of augmented pecu- niary burdens . The virtuous resolution of Parliament was not maintained , and ...
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Adam Smith advantages agricultural produce American civil war annually Australia bank notes Bank of England bills bills of exchange BOOK cause cent chapter circulating capital circulation circumstances classes coal commodities consequently considerable cooperative cotton creased Crown 8vo cultivation demand depreciation diminished duction Edition effect employed employers England English exchange exerted export farm farmer fcap foreign France greater important improvements income income-tax increased India individual influence instance invested iron labour and capital land landlord laws less levied loan machinery manufactured ment metayer nation obtained paid particular pauperism peasant political economy population portion possess precious metals principle production of wealth proprietors purchase quantity rate of interest rate of profit realised regard remarked remuneration rent revenue rise sacks of wheat saved silver society sumer supply supposed taxation tenant tion trade value of gold wage-fund wages workmen
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 519 - 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.
Seite 519 - The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain, and not arbitrary. The time of payment, the manner of payment, the quantity to be paid, ought all to be clear and plain to the contributor, and to every other person.
Seite 520 - Thirdly, by the forfeitures and other penalties which those unfortunate individuals incur who attempt unsuccessfully to evade the tax, it may frequently ruin them, and thereby put an end to the benefit which the community might have received from the employment of their capitals.
Seite 182 - Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him a nine years lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert.
Seite 551 - Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it.