The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, Land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange ...Hyperion Press, 1975 - 479 pages |
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... direct and indirect . Direct taxes are levied upon and collected from the holders of property , or possessors of incomes , in accordance with a fixed legal ratio . They are distinguished from indi- rect taxes , which are collected from ...
... direct and indirect . Direct taxes are levied upon and collected from the holders of property , or possessors of incomes , in accordance with a fixed legal ratio . They are distinguished from indi- rect taxes , which are collected from ...
Page 182
... direct tax has been pointed out in the above paragraphs sufficiently to show the press- ing need of reform in the methods of taxation . Henry George has proposed the abolition of all taxes except the tax on land . From this source he ...
... direct tax has been pointed out in the above paragraphs sufficiently to show the press- ing need of reform in the methods of taxation . Henry George has proposed the abolition of all taxes except the tax on land . From this source he ...
Page 183
... direct tax ? The term implies that it is a tax collected from such sources that the first payers of the tax may shift the final payment to other persons . That this is the actual working of the taxes collected from internal revenue is ...
... direct tax ? The term implies that it is a tax collected from such sources that the first payers of the tax may shift the final payment to other persons . That this is the actual working of the taxes collected from internal revenue is ...
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