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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... Wealth and Poverty " Adams shows what happens to governments that tax too much , and he offers proposals for modern - day tax reform . " -Booklist " Adams has done the impossible ; he's made tax history thoroughly engaging . " -Globe ...
... Wealth and Poverty " Adams shows what happens to governments that tax too much , and he offers proposals for modern - day tax reform . " -Booklist " Adams has done the impossible ; he's made tax history thoroughly engaging . " -Globe ...
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... Wealth and Poverty " Adams shows what happens to governments that tax too much , and he offers proposals for modern - day tax reform . ” -Booklist " Adams has done the impossible ; he's made tax history thoroughly engaging . ” -Globe ...
... Wealth and Poverty " Adams shows what happens to governments that tax too much , and he offers proposals for modern - day tax reform . ” -Booklist " Adams has done the impossible ; he's made tax history thoroughly engaging . ” -Globe ...
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... wealth and strength of a nation . What we call dumb taxation the Romans called " outrageous burdens . " 1 John Adams used the term “ ruinous taxation " 2 to describe the British taxes that sparked the American Revolution , and John ...
... wealth and strength of a nation . What we call dumb taxation the Romans called " outrageous burdens . " 1 John Adams used the term “ ruinous taxation " 2 to describe the British taxes that sparked the American Revolution , and John ...
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... wealth where he can find it , and , like Robin Hood , he often does much good with the money he takes . For without revenue , govern- ments would collapse , society as we know it would disappear , and chaos would follow . The tax ...
... wealth where he can find it , and , like Robin Hood , he often does much good with the money he takes . For without revenue , govern- ments would collapse , society as we know it would disappear , and chaos would follow . The tax ...
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... wealth was consumed domestically as the new pha- raoh sought to replace all pagan temples and the great architectural con- structions with new faces promoting the new , single god Aten , symbol- ized by the sun . This drained the ...
... wealth was consumed domestically as the new pha- raoh sought to replace all pagan temples and the great architectural con- structions with new faces promoting the new , single god Aten , symbol- ized by the sun . This drained the ...
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 |
Outras edições - Ver tudo
For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization Charles Adams Pré-visualização limitada - 1993 |
For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization Charles Adams Visualização de excertos - 1993 |
For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization Charles Adams Pré-visualização indisponível - 1994 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
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