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Excerpt from Double Taxation in Massachusetts: Its Injustice Between Towns and as Between Citizens; Its Abolition the First Step Towards an Equitable Assessment of Wealth
Persons having in charge various schemes for the cure of our social ailments are urging their panaceas With vigor and brilliancy. But the ultimate aims of these reformers are at present unattainable. It will take at least several years to materialize Mr. Bellamy's attractive vision, and we cannot immediately close the custom-houses and introduce the single tax of Mr. George. Only one step in advance is possible to a community at a given time; but it is important that this step, so far as it goes, should make for economic health and general righteousness, and also that it should continue some line of progress already begun. And thus comes the inquiry, What reform, prac ticable in the day that is now passing, should serious minded citizens unite to press To answer this ques tion is the Object of the following pages.
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