 | Joseph Priestley - 1788 - 546 стор.
...more for their labour. This is agreeable to what is conftantly obferved, that in years of fcarcity, if it be not extreme, the poor labour more, and live better than in years of plenty. Any other material disadvantage which is an equal fpur to labour hath the like effect. Tyre, Athens, Carthage,... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1788 - 610 стор.
...more for their labour. This is agreeable to what isconftantly obferved, that in years of fcarcity, if it be not extreme, the poor labour more, and live better thnn in years of plenty. Any other material difadvantage which is an equal fpur to labour hath the... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1803 - 500 стор.
...that the minutest things of this nature are of great importance. LECTi LXIV. HISTORYi 401 • • : Moderate taxes operate like a constant spur and obligation...more reasonable to ascribe the indolence of mankind in hot countries, to the general goodness of the soil in those countries, which, without labour supplies... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1826 - 652 стор.
...manner. And innumerable events show that the minutest things of this nature are of great importance. laid on gradually. Then, the only consequence of taxes...spur to labour hath the like effect. Tyre, Athens, Carthage, Rhodes, Genoa, Venice, and Holland, all laboured under great natural disadvantages. It seems... | |
 | 1965 - 440 стор.
...William Petty joined the chorus. Even David Hume was not immune. He supported his belief by stating that in ". . . years of scarcity, if it be not extreme, the poor labor more and really live better than in years of great plenty when they indulge themselves in idleness... | |
 | Theodore William Schultz - 1967 - 42 стор.
...William Petty joined the chorus. Even David Hume was not immune. He supported his belief by stating that in ". . . years of scarcity, if it be not extreme, the poor labor more and really live better than in years of great plenty when they indulge themselves in idleness... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1826 - 634 стор.
...manner. And innumerable events show that the minutest things of this nature are of great importance. laid on gradually. Then, the only consequence of taxes...spur to labour hath the like effect. Tyre, Athens, Carthage, Rhodes, Genoa, Venice, and Holland, all laboured under great natural disadvantages. It seems... | |
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Moderate taxes operate like a constant spur and obligation to labour, and thereby greatly contribute to the flourishing state of a people, particularly if they be laid on gradually. Then, the only consequence of taxes is, that the poor increase their... 