Charles Sumner: “Now I have to say that at present the burden is not equalized, and…”

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Now I have to say that at present the burden is not equalized, and that it does not bear with anything like equality upon the rich and the poor.

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Massachusetts

Source

He points out that the current system does not distribute the burden of taxation equally.

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Charles Sumner: “Now I have to say that at present the burden is not equalized, and that it does not bear with anything like equality…”