Walter Bagehot: “A small shopkeeper, or a clerk who just, and only just, was rich…”

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A small shopkeeper, or a clerk who just, and only just, was rich enough to pay income tax, was perhaps the only severely taxed man in the country.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot illustrates the plight of small shopkeepers and clerks, emphasizing their heavy tax burden despite limited means.

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Walter Bagehot: “A small shopkeeper, or a clerk who just, and only just, was rich enough to pay income tax, was perhaps the only severely…”