"To tax the larger incomes at a higher……" — John Stuart Mill
"To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors."
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248 Quotes by John Stuart Mill
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