The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-10-17

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Direct taxes On objects Of pere ostenta-
ton and luxury would seem next 10 come In
order, as taope on armorial besrisgs, msle
servants, carriages, riding and carriage
hprsess dogs, &c., to which might be Justly
added palstials houses beyond q certain
yalae.S Anctbst proper subject is that inn
pesed On The property Of deceased persona,
which should be graduated from the lewesi
90 the highest amount.
Next in order sheuld come tax on in
comes, from whatever source derived, ex-
oepting that limited ones should be LEFT IN
taxed - rs TO prevent persons OF small in
comes IRON being deprived u the necessa-
Ties OF LIE. Estimating the sum Of eighty
pounds per AMMAN for this purpose, and
tsking all above that ct an equal percentage,
the TAX would, in most cases De aken from
what otherwise would be spent 10 Injuries,
rather than in necessaries. Differences,
however, should be made between life in
comes and fiuctuating incomes, as also be-
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ness, otherwise it could not be said to be
justly levied.
Custom duties operate prejudicially in
many ways In the first place they tend to
check home production, to the extent that
they prevent foreign commodities from be-
ing imported, as foreign goods cannot b
brought III TO any extent without home man
uiactures going cut in exchange for them
Custom duties also prevent people from pur-
chasing their commodities It the cheapest
rate, often compelling them to give higt
price for an inferior commodity produced Vi
home than they would for superior one
from abroad. These duties also serve to en-
! courage smuggling and all the expense anC
/ decentralization consequent thereon.
Excise duties are equally Objectionable, q,
hey interfere ID production in various way ;
For persons being obliged to carry on thei
manufactures or productions according {,
the rules OF the excise, cannot often max,
the improvement they desire, and thus th,
commodity Is rendered dearer to the coDsu
mer than Il otherwise wouiu. In addition
TO which these duties tend to create Iarg,
monopoles, especially in the manufacture 0
exciteable drinks ana to lead to illicit dis
( rhatson, adulteration, and smuggling.
But, though direct taxauon is, doubtless
tie best aud simplest mods Of raising Re
venue, the great obstacles which prevent
from being solely ADOPTED lie in the igno
rance, pr judice, and wasteful habits II
large class OF our population. For such per
SOUS would not be disposed nor prepared t
meet the direct tax when called upon, AM
therefore they have t. pay, perhaps, doubl
the amount ID an indirect manner on thei
various articles Of Consumption. The pro
per subjects far those indirect taxes are evi
IDENTIFY those wsich are neither benehcial {
health nor merals, such as intoxicatin
I drinks. snuff tobacco. &c.