On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The inequality, as well as the burthen of taxation, arises from admitting it in one case, and not in all.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The inequality, as well as the burthen of taxation, arises from admitting it in one case, and not in all.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine attributes the burden and inequality of taxation to the selective representation of interests in government.
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