Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson
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Economics_, chapter xi.)
10. Distribution of wealth in the United States. (Taussig, _Principles of Economics_, vol. ii, chapter liv; King, _Wealth and Income of the People of the United States_, chapter ix.) 11. Place of machinery in the capitalistic system. (Hobson, _Evolution of Modern Capitalism_, pages 27-29.) 12. The impersonality of modern life. (_Lessons in National and Community Life_, Series B, pages 97-104.) 13. The extent of poverty in modern life. (Burch and Patterson, _American Social Problems_, chapter xvi.) B. PROGRAMS OF INDUSTRIAL REFORM CHAPTER XI SINGLE TAX 104. DEFINITIONS.--The words "single tax" refer to a policy under which all public revenue is to be raised by a single tax on land value. All other taxes are to be abolished. By land value is meant the value of the land itself, irrespective of all improvements, such as |
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