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...debate held last night on the question: "Resolved, That the French government should substitute a general income tax for the present direct taxes now levied for national purposes," the following men were selected to represent the Agora in the Pasteur Medal debate to be held on May 3: S. Feingold '07, A. Prussian '08, and B.S. Pouzzner '09. Some time before the debate one of the following will be selected as substitute: G.I. Lewis '08, A.E. Block '08, and H.W. Hines '09. The judges last night were I.L., Sharfman '07, B. Hurwitz '08, and A.B. Church 1L. I. L. Sharfman...
...Block '08, S. Feingold '07, H. W. Hines '09, G. L. Lewis '08, B. S. Pouzzner '09, and A. Prussian '08. At the second trial, which will be a regular debate on the question, "Resolved, That the French government should substitute a general income tax for the present direct taxes (contributions directes) now levied for national purposes," Feingold, Hines, and Prussian will speak on the affirmative; and Block, Lewis, and Pouzzner will speak on the negative. Their speaking last night was judged by H. Hurwitz '08 and I. L. Sharfman...
...clock. Each club will hold independent trials, at which any of their members who wish to try for the teams will deliver 5-minute speeches on either side of the question for the debate: "Resolved, That the French government should substitute a general income tax for the direct taxes (contributions directes) now levied for national purposes." On the basis of these speeches, six men will be retained from each club for the second trial on next Wednesday...
...following question has been chosen, with the approval, of the French Department, for the Pasteur Medal debate on May 3: "Resolved, That the French government should substitute a general income tax for the direct taxes (contributions directes) now levied for national purposes...
...Avenel said that land-wealth had greatly increased of late years, whereas formerly, when land was cheap, great tracts had been held by single individuals. Land rents in the Middle Ages were more indirect than direct, and were levied more on the people than on things produced on the land. A great element of recent fortunes is town and city property, whether built on or not, and this was almost unknown to the people of the Middle Ages. Land which has been built on in France, has increased in value from three to twelve million dollars in the last...