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Wilkinson, Harrison, The Principles of an Equitable and Efficient System of Finance ... An introductory address to the members of both Houses of Parliament, and a preface, 1820

 Item — Volume: 056-001

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  • 1820

Full Title

The Principles of an Equitable and Efficient System of Finance founded upon self-evident, universal, and invariable principles, capable of diminishing taxes and poor-rates, reviving and permanently supporting agriculture, trade, commerce, wealth, and happiness, demonstrating that the existing System of Finance, is capricious, impolitic, and improvident; injurious to liberty, property, and legislation; proving the necessity of repealing all existing taxes, both general and local; and adopting one, simple, equitable, and efficient, grounded upon a scale, just, wise, and unchangeable By the adoption of this plan, the dread of the rich would be removed, the distress of the poor relieved, and the confidence of all restored; founded upon the same system, (and with a view of exciting the Energy of Agricultural Industry,) a commutation of tithes is proposed, by which the property of the church would be guaranteed, the dignity of the clergy augmented, and the irritation of the people tranquilized; connected with the same plan, are more equitable and easy modes of collecting parochial and county assessments; a proposition for removing turnpike gates, educating the poor, andc Together with an appendix, containing numerous tables and calculations corolleries, andc An introductory address to the members of both Houses of Parliament, and a preface

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