 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - 2003 - 804 páginas
...maxims, the substance of which may be stated as follows : 1. That the subjects of every state ought to contribute to the support of the government as nearly as possible in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under its protection. 2. The tax which each is to pay ought,... | |
 | Jean-Pierre Gross - 2003 - 280 páginas
...poll taxes, had expressed the conviction that the subjects should contribute toward the support of government 'as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities', that is in terms of 'the revenue they enjoy'.4 The combined strength of this corpus of opinion succeeded in surmounting... | |
 | Kyle Longley - 2004 - 382 páginas
...illustrate his point, he quoted Adam Smith: "The subjects of every state ought to contribute toward the support of the government, as nearly as possible,...respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state." 8 Not long after, Gore took... | |
 | Dan Carter, Leslie Dunbar, Gene Nichol, Daniel H. Pollitt - 2004 - 236 páginas
...effects, and laid down as a first principle, "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible,...respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.—In the observation or neglect... | |
 | Denis Patrick O'Brien - 2004 - 458 páginas
...fundamental ambiguity. According to Smith, The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible,...respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state. The expence of government... | |
 | Jay Shafritz - 2004 - 319 páginas
...from ADAM SMITH'S Wealth of Nations (1776): "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible,...respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state." The progressive income tax... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee - 2004 - 130 páginas
...ADAM SMITH'S FOUR CANONS OF TAXATION 1. Equality: (Ability-to-pay)"... ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible,...respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue (income) which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.' 2. Certainty: The... | |
 | Joel Slemrod, Jon M. Bakija - 2004 - 402 páginas
...Smith stated his first principle of taxation: "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible,...respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue they enjoy under the protection of the state. The expense of government to the individuals... | |
 | Richard J. Joseph - 2004 - 236 páginas
...most distinguished writers on political economy. Adam Smith says: "The subjects of every State ought to contribute to the support of the Government, as...possible, in proportion to their respective abilities . . ." The income tax is the only one which really fulfills this requirement.3 For proponents of this... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - 2004 - 762 páginas
...stated thus, on high authority. 1. The subjects or citizens of every State ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities. 2. The tax which each individual is bound to pay, ought to be certain and not arbitrary. The amount,... | |
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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... 
