EXCISE - A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Excise taxes are disliked because they are judged by hired agents rather than standard legal processes.
- In plain terms
- Excise taxes are hated because they lack fair judgment.
- What can you take from it?
- Fair legal process matters in taxation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is excise tax inherently unfair?
- Who should judge taxes?
Another view
It ignores the function of excise taxes.
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