 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1798 - 576 pągines
...proportion them tp the fortune or revenue of each contributor, become altogether arbitrary. . The flate of a man's fortune varies from day to day, and without an tnyuijition more intolfrable than any tax, and renewed at lead once every year, can only beguelFedat... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1799 - 788 pągines
...the prefent meafure. With refpect to the objection I have urged, this valuable writer fays : — " Capitation Taxes, if it is attempted to proportion...each contributor, become altogether arbitrary. The ftate of a man's fortune varies from day to day, and without an inqmftiioH more intolerable than any... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 940 pągines
...fubjeft, Mr. Smith quoted Dr. Adam Smith, whole authority would have more .weight than his fpeeches — " Capitation taxes, if it is attempted to proportion...each contributor, become altogether arbitrary. The ftate of a man's fortune varies from day to day, and without an -mquifition more intolerable than any... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1801 - 448 pągines
...their land, from the profits of their ftock, or from the wages of their labor. , Capitation Taxes. CAPITATION taxes, if it is attempted to proportion...of each Contributor, become altogether arbitrary. Theftate of a man's fortune varies from day to day, and without an inquifition more intolerable than... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1809 - 514 pągines
...their land, from the profits of their stock, or irom the wages of their labour. * .' Capitation Taxes* Capitation taxes, if it is attempted to -proportion...man's fortune varies from day to day ; and, without an in<juisition, more intolerable 'than any tax, and renewed .at .least once every .year, can .only be... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 520 pągines
...their land, from the profits of their stock, or from the w,ages of their labour. Capitation Taxes. Capitation taxes, if it is attempted to proportion...least once every year, can only be guessed at. His assessment, therefore, must in most cases depend upon the good or bad humour of his assessors, and... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 pągines
...w.jge-s of their labour. Capitation Ta*t$. CAPITATION taxes, if it is attempted to proIKirtion uicm to the fortune or revenue of each contributor, become altogether arbitrary. The uUUe of a man's fortune varies from day to day ; and, without an inquisition, more intolerable than... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1839 - 448 pągines
...of their land, from the profits of their stock, or from the wages of their labour. Capitation Taxes. Capitation taxes, if it is attempted to proportion...least once every year, can only be guessed at. His assessment, therefore, must in most cases depend upon the good or bad humour of his assessors, and... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 840 pągines
...which amongst us, property as an object of taxation, is rated. Burke. Letter он Régicide Peace. Capitation taxes, if it is attempted to proportion...of each contributor, become altogether arbitrary. If they are proportioned not to the supposed fortune, but to the rank of each contributor, become altogether... | |
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Capitation taxes, if it is attempted to proportion them to the fortune or revenue of each contributor, become altogether arbitrary. The state of a man's fortune varies from day to day, and without an inquisition more intolerable than any tax, and renewed... 
