On the Principles of Political Economy, and TaxationJohn Murray, 1821 - 538 psl. |
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... degree either of these causes operated . If salmon continued to sell for 1l. whilst deer rose to 3l. we might conclude that more labour was required to 14000 Li 1 obtain the deer . If deer continued at the same 22 [ CHAP . I. ON VALUE .
... degree either of these causes operated . If salmon continued to sell for 1l. whilst deer rose to 3l. we might conclude that more labour was required to 14000 Li 1 obtain the deer . If deer continued at the same 22 [ CHAP . I. ON VALUE .
58 psl.
... whilst the rent of No. 1 would rise to twenty quarters ; for the cultivator of No. 3 would have the same profits whether he paid twenty quarters for the rent of No. 1 , ten quarters for the rent of No. 2 , or cultivated No. 3 free of ...
... whilst the rent of No. 1 would rise to twenty quarters ; for the cultivator of No. 3 would have the same profits whether he paid twenty quarters for the rent of No. 1 , ten quarters for the rent of No. 2 , or cultivated No. 3 free of ...
71 psl.
... whilst I employed these four portions , my rent would be 60 , or the differ- ence between 100 70 and 100 = 30 70 and 90 = 20 70 and 80 10 whilst the produce 90 would be 340 80 70 60 340 and while I employed these portions , the rent ...
... whilst I employed these four portions , my rent would be 60 , or the differ- ence between 100 70 and 100 = 30 70 and 90 = 20 70 and 80 10 whilst the produce 90 would be 340 80 70 60 340 and while I employed these portions , the rent ...
72 psl.
... whilst the produce would be increased to 440 115 105 95 60 440 But with such an increase of produce , without an increase of demand * , there could be no motive for employing so much capital on the land ; one portion would be withdrawn ...
... whilst the produce would be increased to 440 115 105 95 60 440 But with such an increase of produce , without an increase of demand * , there could be no motive for employing so much capital on the land ; one portion would be withdrawn ...
80 psl.
... or depressed below their general level , and capital is either encouraged to enter into , or is warned to depart from the particular employ- ment in which the variation has taken place Whilst every man is free to employ his capital where ...
... or depressed below their general level , and capital is either encouraged to enter into , or is warned to depart from the particular employ- ment in which the variation has taken place Whilst every man is free to employ his capital where ...
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344 psl. - What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed in a way in which we have some advantage.
53 psl. - Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth which is paid to the landlord for the use of the original and indestructible powers of the soil.
95 psl. - The friends of humanity cannot but wish that in all countries the labouring classes should have a taste for comforts and enjoyments, and that they should be stimulated by all legal means in their exertions to procure them. There cannot be a better security against a superabundant population.
200 psl. - 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.
57 psl. - It is only, then, because land is not unlimited in quantity and uniform in quality, and because, in the progress of population, land of an inferior quality, or less advantageously situated, is called into cultivation, that rent is ever paid for the use of it.
141 psl. - Gold and silver having been chosen for the general medium of circulation, they are, by the competition of commerce, distributed in such proportions amongst the different countries of the world, as to accommodate themselves to the natural traffic which would take place if no such metals existed, and the trade between countries were purely a trade of barter.
458 psl. - The chapter opens by reaffirming that it is the cost of production which must ultimately regulate the price of commodities, and not, as has been often said, the proportion between the supply and demand: the proportion between supply and demand may, indeed, for a time, affect the market value of a commodity, until it is supplied in greater or less abundance, according as the demand may have increased or diminished, but this effect will be only of temporary duration.
1 psl. - The things which have the greatest value in use have frequently little or no value in exchange; and, on the contrary, those which have the greatest value in exchange have frequently little or no value in use.
325 psl. - Capital is that part of the wealth of a country which is employed in production, and consists of food, clothing, tools, raw materials, machinery, etc., necessary to give effect to labour.
3 psl. - The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.