Word: taxed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Inter-collegiate Assoc. tax...
...students taking History 13 will be greatly interested in the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Virginia tax-coupon cases. The Nation says that this decision while "it is in accord with the principles of justice," yet practically "marks a revolution in constitutional construction." Dr. Taussig has made the study of constitutional questions very interesting by his clear and concise statement of the arguments and principles of constitutional construction. These cases do not really come into the work of History 13, yet as they involve rules of construction and the decision modifies previous decisions, it would seem that...
...wants a foreign trade, so that it is wrong to state absolutely that Americans are protectionists. This leads to a question as to the right of the majority to say when the minority shall buy or sell. We have not yet fixed the province of government to levy a tax more injurious to some than to others. Adam Smith would give government the care of the shools, religion, and certain trade monopolies. Mill would have the degree of government interference depend on history, social condition and character of people; general aim should be at non interference. Mr. Mill is about...
Taxation for encouraging trade may be right, but is a tariff the best mode of imposing such taxation? Protective tariffs are to give certain profits to a certain class of producers, to compensate for certain losses. Now, as a rule, no tax is levied by Congress without giving the definite amount and purpose; but the matter of tariffs is an exception. Taxes levied for aiding manufacture are mixed up with other government expenses. Yet the people have a right to know all the particulars of taxation, "how much and what for." All national expenditures and taxes should be purely open...