The Income Tax: A Study of the History Theory and Practice of Income Taxation at Home and Abroad (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Income Tax: A Study of the History Theory and Practice of Income Taxation at Home and Abroad<br><br>It may appear to some that too much attention has been paid to the historical side of the subject. It seemed to me however that the most important lesson to be learned from experience was the gradual transition in public sentiment from a position of uncompromising hostility to one of virtual acquiescence. Such a lesson however can be impressed only after a full and thorough presentation of the facts.<br><br>This apart from the inherent interest of the matter must be my excuse for attempting an exhaustive statement not only of the legislation and of the parliamentary history but also of the scientific as well as of the more ephemeral literature of the topic in the most important countries from which we have a lesson to learn. In this investigation especially so far as England is concerned. Virtually no help was secured from any existing investigation and I have therefore been compelled to make a pioneer study with all its inevitable defects.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.