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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...them, except those who come from sugar-producing states, and Senator LaFollette. They argue that, since 'by far the greater share of our sugar is imported, and since it is estimated that sugar makes up as much as 25% of the nourishment taken by this country, it is unjust to tax the great consuming public for the benefit of a few sugar farmers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TARIFF: Tariff and the Sweets | 9/22/1924 | See Source »

...Applause). We want it in our legislation, and we declare that a tariff law which takes from one man in order to enrich another, which imposes upon the people of this country an indirect burden in the form of revenue derived by the Government is, in its nature, inherently unjust and must be modified. (Applause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: At Columbus | 9/8/1924 | See Source »

...excess profits, on stock dividends, profits undistributed to evade estates and taxes; rapidly progressive taxes on large estates and inheritances and repeal of excessive tariff duties, especially on trust-controlled necessities ot life, and of nuisance taxes on consumption, to relieve the people of the present unjust burden of taxation and compel those who profited by the War to pay their share ot the War costs and to provide the funds for adjusted compensation solemnly pledged to the veterans ot the World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: LaFollette Platform | 7/14/1924 | See Source »

Tariff. The Fordney-McCumber Tariff is the most unjust, unscientific, dishonest in our history; is class legislation, increases cost of living two billion dollars, penalizes agriculture, in the long run benefits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democratic Platform | 7/7/1924 | See Source »

...York Times, which is one of the best newspapers in the country, in its editorial policy is reactionary, as we all know. It is unjust, it is unfair, it is subservient to big business and it does not see straight. It is unfortunate, simply because of the class of men it has to do its editorial writing. They see little things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: In Re Munchausen | 6/9/1924 | See Source »

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