Ellis Parker Butler
The Cheerful Smugglers
Paperback
(Forgotten Books Jan. 30, 2018)
Excerpt from The Cheerful Smugglers
That 's the idea' he said to Mrs. F enelby. That is the very thing we want! An indirect tax, just as this nation pays its taxes, and the tariff is the very thing! It 's as simple as A B C. The nation charges a duty on everything that comes into the coun try; 'me will charge a duty on every thing that comes into the house, and the money goes into Bobberts' educa tion fund. We won't miss the money that way. That 's the beauty of an indirect tax: you don't know you are paying it. The government collects.
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That 's the idea' he said to Mrs. F enelby. That is the very thing we want! An indirect tax, just as this nation pays its taxes, and the tariff is the very thing! It 's as simple as A B C. The nation charges a duty on everything that comes into the coun try; 'me will charge a duty on every thing that comes into the house, and the money goes into Bobberts' educa tion fund. We won't miss the money that way. That 's the beauty of an indirect tax: you don't know you are paying it. The government collects.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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.
- ISBN
- 1330811577 / 9781330811573
- Pages
- 296
- Weight
- 14.1 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.6 in.
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