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联邦党人文集_【美国】亚历山大·汉密尔顿等著(No.12) 第(2/4)页

Theabilityofacountrytopaytaxesmustalwaysbeproportioned, inagreatdegree, tothequantityofmoneyincirculation, , contributingtoboththeseobjects, mustofnecessityrenderthepaymentoftaxeseasier, , cultivated, andpopulousterritory, , fromthewantofthefosteringinfluenceofcommerce, , andisunable, uponthestrengthofhisownresources, tosustainalongorcontinuedwar.

, , fromthehabitsofthepeople, fromtheexperiencewehavehadonthepointitself, ; newmethodstoenforcethecollectionhaveinvainbeentried; thepublicexpectationhasbeenuniformlydisappointed, , coincidingwiththerealscarcityofmoneyincidenttoalanguidandmutilatedstateoftrade, hashithertodefeatedeveryexperimentforextensivecollections, andhasatlengthtaughtthedifferentlegislaturesthefollyofattemptingthem.

, wheredirecttaxesfromsuperiorwealthmustbemuchmoretolerable, and, fromthevigorofthegovernment, muchmorepracticable, thaninAmerica, farthegreatestpartofthenationalrevenueisderivedfromtaxesoftheindirectkind, fromimposts, .

InAmerica, , , ontheotherhand, willreluctantlyyieldbutscantysupplies, intheunwelcomeshapeofimpositionsontheirhousesandlands; andpersonalpropertyistooprecariousandinvisibleafundtobelaidholdofinanyotherwaythanbytheimperceptibleagencyoftaxesonconsumption.

Iftheseremarkshaveanyfoundation, , , , sofaritmustservetoanswerthepurposesofmakingthesamerateofdutiesmoreproductive, andofputtingitintothepowerofthegovernmenttoincreasetheratewithoutprejudicetotrade.


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