Excerpt from A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding SystemA tax may be either direct or indirect. It is said to be direct when it is taken directly from property or income; 'and indirect when it is taken from them by making individuals pay for liberty to use certain articles, or to exercise certain privileges.A tax may be either general or particular that is, it may either affect all classes indiscriminately, or only one class, or several classes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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