For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of CivilizationMadison Books, 27/12/1992 - 318 páginas A fascinating history... —Kirkus Reviews ...an acidly witty guide. —Wall Street Journal |
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... spending . Perhaps the most famous of these is Proposition 13 , the brainchild of the late How- ard Jarvis , which limits real property tax rates in California to 1 percent of a home's cash value . Adams also adds a new chapter on ...
... spending . Perhaps the most famous of these is Proposition 13 , the brainchild of the late How- ard Jarvis , which limits real property tax rates in California to 1 percent of a home's cash value . Adams also adds a new chapter on ...
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... spending infected many Chinese rulers . But they were bucking the wis- dom of the great sages , who , not unlike the prophets of Israel , would often see their wisdom cast aside . Mencius's teachings were often ignored . Emperor Shih ...
... spending infected many Chinese rulers . But they were bucking the wis- dom of the great sages , who , not unlike the prophets of Israel , would often see their wisdom cast aside . Mencius's teachings were often ignored . Emperor Shih ...
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... spending sins . He set a new course for low taxes and low spending , and his successors responded by returning to the time - honored Well- Field System of Mencius , and the Equal - Field System , both focusing on 10 percent taxation and ...
... spending sins . He set a new course for low taxes and low spending , and his successors responded by returning to the time - honored Well- Field System of Mencius , and the Equal - Field System , both focusing on 10 percent taxation and ...
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Índice
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| 75 | |
The Middle Ages | 129 |
Russia Switzerland Spain and Germany | 167 |
The Ancien Régime | 217 |
After Magna Carta | 239 |
The Rocky Road of Early American Taxation | 297 |
The Monster that Laid the Golden Egg | 345 |
The Foursquare | 481 |
Notes | 485 |
Selected Bibliography | 509 |
Illustration Credits | 521 |
Index | 523 |
About the Author | 541 |
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