Political Economy: Designed for Use in Catholic Colleges, High Schools and AcademiesAmerican book Company, 1913 - 479 páginas |
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... established no fixed laws , no laws that will have any cer- titude , no laws on which one can hold anything certain for the future . There will always be variation and uncertainty when there is freedom of action . Here we must explain ...
... established no fixed laws , no laws that will have any cer- titude , no laws on which one can hold anything certain for the future . There will always be variation and uncertainty when there is freedom of action . Here we must explain ...
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... established to provide for the well - being of society , and society is formed in great measure of the working class . To this class , therefore , the state must direct its most vigilant solicitude under pain of neglecting its duty . It ...
... established to provide for the well - being of society , and society is formed in great measure of the working class . To this class , therefore , the state must direct its most vigilant solicitude under pain of neglecting its duty . It ...
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... ( established in 1773 ) , which deals in all kinds of commodities , stocks , bonds , and bills ; the New York Stock Exchange ( established in 1817 ) and the Paris Bourse ( established in 1726 ) , which deal chiefly in public and corporate ...
... ( established in 1773 ) , which deals in all kinds of commodities , stocks , bonds , and bills ; the New York Stock Exchange ( established in 1817 ) and the Paris Bourse ( established in 1726 ) , which deal chiefly in public and corporate ...
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... ( established in 1862 ) , dealing in agricultural products ; a Cotton Exchange , for cotton ; a Maritime Ex- change ; a Metal Exchange ; and several others . These exchanges have become a necessity in modern business . The New York Stock ...
... ( established in 1862 ) , dealing in agricultural products ; a Cotton Exchange , for cotton ; a Maritime Ex- change ; a Metal Exchange ; and several others . These exchanges have become a necessity in modern business . The New York Stock ...
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... established by custom and the consent of those engaged in the business . The exchanges possess undoubted advantages . They afford a ready means of trading in securities and commodities . They furnish exact lists of the prices of objects ...
... established by custom and the consent of those engaged in the business . The exchanges possess undoubted advantages . They afford a ready means of trading in securities and commodities . They furnish exact lists of the prices of objects ...
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advantages amount of money balance of trade Bank of England become bills of exchange bimetallism bonds branch banking capital capitalist cause cent circulating notes coin coinage commercial commodities competition consumer corporations cost of production currency debts deposits depreciation duties effect England evils exist exports factors factors of production foreign France free trade funds gold and silver grains greater Gresham's law imports increase individual industries invested issue kinds labor land legal tender less Liberal School loans machinery merchants metallic money monopoly national bank system nature object paid paper money payment Physiocrats Political Economy principles profit protection railroads ratio reserve savings banks securities shoes silver dollar social Socialists society supply supply and demand tariff things tion to-day token money Treasury United States Bank utility various wages wealth
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Página 343 - Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as Little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state.
Página 115 - States in payment of taxes, excises, public lands, and all other dues to the United States, except duties on imports; and also for all salaries and other debts and demands owing by the United States to individuals, corporations, and associations within the United States, except interest on the public debt, and in redemption of the national currency.
Página 183 - To act as trustee under any mortgage or bond issued by any municipality, body politic or corporation, and to accept and execute any other municipal or corporate trust not inconsistent with the laws...
Página 177 - Seventh. To exercise by its board of directors, or duly authorized officers or agents, subject to law, all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of...
Página 177 - To exercise by its board of directors or duly authorized officers or agents, subject to law, all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of banking; by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt; by receiving deposits; by buying and selling exchange, coin, and bullion; by loaning money on personal security; and by obtaining, issuing, and circulating notes according to the provisions of this title.
Página 449 - With these limitations of the terms, wages not only depend upon the relative amount of capital and population, but cannot, under the rule of competition, be affected by anything else. Wages (meaning, of course, the general rate) cannot rise, but by an increase of the aggregate funds employed in hiring labourers, or a diminution in the number of the competitors for hire ; nor fall, except either by a diminution of the funds devoted to paying labour, or by an increase in the number of labourers to...
Página 320 - person," or "persons," wherever used in this act shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
Página 210 - The opinion of the judges has no more authority over congress than the opinion of congress has over the judges, and on that point the president is independent of both.
Página 341 - Equality of taxation, therefore, as a maxim of politics, means equality of sacrifice. It means apportioning the contribution of each person toward the expenses of government, so that he shall feel neither more nor less inconvenience from his share of the payment than every other person experiences from his.
Página 83 - When acre has been added to acre till all the fertile land is occupied, the yearly increase of food must depend upon the melioration of the land already in possession. This is a stream, which, from the nature of all soils, instead of increasing, must be gradually diminishing.