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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Following A. A. Berle. Jr., '13, T. M. Gregory '10 argued as follows on the negative side of the question: John Stuart Mill states that "the income tax, on whatever principles of equality it may be imposed, is in practice unequal in one of the worst ways, falling heaviest on...
The fifth speaker was C. S. Collier '11, who upheld the affirmative side of the question. The equitable principle in taxation is the principle of equal sacrifice. With this in mind we may divide the question into three phases: (1) The intrinsic justice or injustice of the present system, (2...
H. B. Ehrmann '12 followed Collier. He upheld the affirmative side. The rent tax has degenerated into a marriage and children tax. Thus, in other ways, such as the door and window tax, the present system is inadequate and unjust. The new system has been tried out in England and...
The next speaker was A. D. Brigham '12 who chose the negative side. Theoretically the burden of taxation is distributed as equally by the present system of taxation as it would be by the Income Tax of 1903, but in practice the former is far the more equitable. If the...
G. E. Judd '11 was the last speaker. He chose the negative side and delivered a logical and well-considered speech. We are indebted in proportion for the amount we receive. That tax is the most equitable which most closely shows the proportion of our indebtedness to the state. Now...