...tax, and on these lines we will proceed to analyze the proposed system : — 1st Rule. — Me says, " The subjects of every State ought to contribute towards the support of the Government as nearly as possible in proportion to their abilities ; that is, in proportion to the...

...important, as it is the most famous, of these rules concerns the ground of assessment, as follows : " The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government as nearly as possible in proportion to their several abilities ; that is, in proportion...

...Committee on Claims 1965 resolution offered by, that the people onght to contribute to the support of the Government as nearly as possible in proportion to...respective abilities: that is, in proportion to the revenue they enjoy under its protection. In the observation or neglect of this maxim consists what is called...

...ought to 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...

...value of the property insured, the idea became a justification for taxation proportional to wealth. 6. "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion of the revenue they enjoy under the protection...

...laid down by the ablest writers on political Economy [who] declare that the subjects of every estate ought to contribute towards the support of Government...possible in proportion to their respective abilities . . ." Robley pointed out that the value of a gang of slaves depended on its demographic composition...

...taxation. In the first canon of taxation Adam Smith proposed 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...

...particular taxes, it is necessary to premise the four following maxims with regard to taxes in general. l. 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...

...determining patterns of taxation. In his first canon of taxation, Adam Smith (in Wealth of Nations) declared, "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...

...citizen have any confidence that the amount he/she—and everyone else— owes is certain? — Equality. "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities." Here we come to...