1818 Novr. 24.

Official Economy

Ch. Expence minimized

Patriotic Auction.

? Objection - Poor excluded.

2. Remain to be considered the interests of individuals separately

taken, considered in the character of persons capable of entertaining the desire of

becoming Competitors.

If the consideration of this interest is to become prevalent, observe

the practical arrangement the necessity of which is assumed by it and involved in it.

For the purpose of letting in all individuals without distinction to become

Competitors for a share in the mass of emolument in question the amount of it must be

levied by a Tax or mass of taxes: by Taxes the burthen of which must unless an

acknowledged principle of Taxation be for some unassigned reason departed from be

imposed in equal proportion upon all individuals alike without distinction on the

ground of sects or age or any other circumstance.

But the class of persons to whom upon this supposition the chance of

benefit would be opened, can never be so extensive as the class of persons on whom on

this same supposition so many shares in the burthen would be imposed. The result

would be therefore that for the purpose of affording to the comparatively few a share

so many shares in a benefit to a given amount a burthen to a correspondent and equal

amount would be to be imposed on the comparatively many. For example for composing a

mass of benefit from all participation of which the class of females in a single

state and the class of non adults would necessarily be included a burthen to an equal

amount would be imposed - a burthen of which these two classes repectively would be

subject to their full share.

Of the proposed arrangement involved in the objection here /thus/

endeavoured to be answered what was the object or end in view? Answer Equality in the

distribution of benefits and burthens. But what will be the result? Answer Not

equality but the reverse.

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