Word: poore
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...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 inequality of sacrifice. But the solution is that the rich man should be taxed more in proportion to his income. In this way the income tax would force the people to be perfectly honest. France's income would be increased and the national debt would be diminished. An income tax more nearly...
...divide the question into three phases: (1) The intrinsic justice or injustice of the present system, (2) the intrinsic justice or injustice of the proposed system, and (3) the comparative efficiency of the proposed tax. The present system relies chiefly on the tariff, and is very heavy on the poor; the proposed tax is superior, as it falls on accumulated wealth. The income tax is especially adapted to France on account of the unique degree of equality in the distribution of wealth, the French method of investment through the banks and in foreign securities...
...University hockey squad held a short practice yesterday afternoon on Hammond's Pond, Chestnut Hill. On account of the poor condition of the ice the work of the forwards was very erratic, but served to try out various defensive combinations. The first part of the practice consisted in individual work by the forwards in carrying the puck against several combinations of defensive candidates...
...looking forward to thorough inspection of school children as regards teeth, nose, and throat, and believes it can render a great service to the community through the establishment of this systematic inspection at public expense. It is already rendering a large amount of gratuitous service to the poor in hospitals and infirmaries. It looks forward to a great increase in the amount of this service. The Harvard Dental teachers are already giving free instruction by popular lectures; but the profession as a whole is ambitious to render much greater service in this direction...
...overshadowing importance of football in the public interest would be likely to divert the bulk of the coaching away to that sport. It is hard, we know, to find money to foster these minor sports which bring in no gate receipts, and Harvard of course is very, very poor. But the fact remains that other and smaller colleges can and do provide professional coaches for their cross-country runners which for the present Harvard seems to lack, and that while this difference exists Harvard will continue to be at a disadvantage...