. The up-to-date primer : a first book of lessons for little political economists ; in words of one syllable with pictures. LESSON LIV. OneTaxPlan PlainSlickJust Work Like Charm But you Ask me, my Child, if it wouldnot be a Hard thing to put this One-Tax planat Worko No; it would not be Hard. Wewould just have to Wipe out each Tax we nowhave, and in its Place put the One Tax onGround Kent—the Sum each Year that eachPiece of Land, as Bare Land, is Worth. Therewould be far less Toil to do this than to dowhat we now (try to) do. There would be noNeed to Pry and Sneak as by the Plan nowin Vogue, n
. The up-to-date primer : a first book of lessons for little political economists ; in words of one syllable with pictures. LESSON LIV. OneTaxPlan PlainSlickJust Work Like Charm But you Ask me, my Child, if it wouldnot be a Hard thing to put this One-Tax planat Worko No; it would not be Hard. Wewould just have to Wipe out each Tax we nowhave, and in its Place put the One Tax onGround Kent—the Sum each Year that eachPiece of Land, as Bare Land, is Worth. Therewould be far less Toil to do this than to dowhat we now (try to) do. There would be noNeed to Pry and Sneak as by the Plan nowin Vogue, nor would there be so much need ofLies as now. We just put the Till of the Statebe-low the Land Lords Hat, which Holds theGround Rent, and then we make a Rent of aNew Kind in the Crown of the Hat, and ThereYou Are. The Fund now goes not to Him,but to Those who Made it; to wit, the Folkswho make up the State. It would work likea Charm, my Child. 68. LESSON LV. LandRentComes FreeAndFull Tax NoughtElse But if there is but One Tax on Land Rent,will not Those who Use no Land go Free ofTax? And do you Think it is a Fair Shaketo let Some who may be Rich go Free, whileyou Tax their Mates, who may not be so WellOff? Well, my Dear, I do not see how anyMan can get on if he does not Use some Landin some way. The Man in the Cut says he willnot Pay—but you see he can Fly. I hold thatwe do no Wrong when we put the Tax on oneThing, and say all who use this Thing shallpay. If some do not have to Pay, it must bethat they do not Use the Thing, and Those whodo Use it do so for this Cause, that it Paysthem to Use it. They make no Wry Face nowwhen they have to pay a Land Lord for theUse of Land; why should they Howl when theyare Told to pay the same Sum to the State ? 59
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