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Andrew Jackson: “But what would be the value of such a uniform rule if the moneys raised by it could be immediately returned by a…”

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But what would be the value of such a uniform rule if the moneys raised by it could be immediately returned by a different one which will give to the people of some States much more and to those of others much less than their fair proportions?
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson questions the fairness of a uniform tax rule that could lead to unequal returns for different states.

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