 and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by...  Essays and Letters - Page 74by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
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...them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four...taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us. ' (The original is quoted in Economic Briefing. September 1992. No 4, 7 (HM Treasury)) Many primitive... | |
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...them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four...to good Advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733. It would be thought... | |
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