1. Does taxation ever infringe on the right of private property?
2. What is it a citizen gets in return for his taxes?
3. Is there any relation between the taxes paid and the benefits secured
from government?
4. A recent newspaper item says: "This is the year real estate is
assessed. Turn the cow loose in the front yard, tear down the fence,
make things look generally dilapidated, for it will be money in your
pocket." What does this indicate regarding taxation?
5. The parts of an estate divided into fifteen equal shares by expert
real estate agents were soon after assessed variously from $900 to $2850
for purposes of taxation. What does this indicate? (From Sumner's
_Problems_.)
6. In what ways may we understand the proposition that taxation should
be proportioned to ability?
7. Can taxation be used to secure some of the profits of large
corporations?