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“I have endeavoured to show that the ability to pay taxes depends, not on the gross money value of the mass of commodities, nor on the net money value of the revenue of capitalists and landlords, but on the money value of each man's revenue compared to the money value of the commodities which he usually consumes.”

Men Shows Values Ability Pay Depends Taxes Mass Capitalist Commodity Gross Revenue Landlord

Book:The Works of David Ricardo. With a notice of the life and writings of the author: by J. R. McCulloch

Source: The Works of David Ricardo. With a notice of the life and writings of the author: by J. R. McCulloch

“The validity of a tax depends upon its nature, and not upon its name.”

Names Depends Taxes Validity

Author:Benjamin Cardozo

“Prosperity of the middling and lower orders depends upon the fortunes and light taxes of the rich.”

Light Order Rich Depends Taxes Fortune Prosperity

Author:Andrew Mellon

“Any man of energy and initiative can get what he wants out of life. But when initiative is crippled by legislation or by a tax system which denies him the right to receive a reasonable share of his earnings, then he will no longer exert himself and the country will be deprived of the energy on which its continued greatness depends.”

Men Want Country Energy Share Greatness Depends Taxes Deny Reasonable Initiative Earning Legislation Deprived Crippled Tax System

Author:Andrew Mellon