Double Taxation In Massachusetts A Full Exposition Of The Injustice And Inexpediency Of Parts Of The Taxation System In Massachusetts PDF Download

Excerpt from Double Taxation in Massachusetts: Its Injustice Between Towns and as Between Citizens; Its Abolition the First Step Towards an Equitable Assessment of Wealth Persons having in charge various schemes for the cure of our social ailments are urging their panaceas with vigor and brilliancy. But the ultimate aims of these reformers are at present unattainable. It will take at least several years to materialize Mr. Bellamy's attractive vision, and we cannot immediately close the custom-houses and introduce the single tax of Mr. George. Only one step in advance is possible to a community at a given time; but it is important that this step, so far as it goes, should make for economic health and general righteousness, and also that it should continue some line of progress already begun. And thus comes the inquiry, What reform, practicable in the day that is now passing, should serious-minded citizens unite to press? To answer this question is the object of the following pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.