Word: offing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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The judges awarded the medal to C. S. Collier '11, but stated that H. B. Ehrmann '12 was a very close second; and awarded to him honorable mention. Collier won the debate on the substance of his speech, everything that he said having a close relation to the question at...
Summary of the Speeches.
The first speaker was E. J. Arnstine '13. The question is purely one of the practicality of the tax. If adopted, would the income tax work equitably? Both methods of imposing this tax are disastrous. The income declared would not be one-quarter of the usual amount. It would corrupt...
Arnstine was followed by E. L. Viets '11, who argued the negative side. In theory the tax is perfectly fair, but in practice it is most unjust. It would be difficult to ascertain the exact amount of a man's income, his debts and his salary. The fluctuations in a...
A. A. Berle, Jr., '13 was the third speaker and chose the affirmative for his argument. The present infairness to the French peasant could best be corrected by the income tax, yet this tax is felt much less by the rich man than by the poor man. There is an...