The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1003351123

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-16006

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Koch, Heinrich

Title:: Die deutsche Hausindustrie

Edition:: Zweite, bedeutend erweiterte Auflage

Place of publication:: M. Gladbach

Publisher:: Volksvereins-Verlag GmbH.

Year of publication:: 1913

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (294 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Sechstes Kapitel. Staatshilfe

Collection:: Economics Books

•74 THE A B C OF TAXATION It is a chief function of civil government to maintain equally sacred these two natural rights. It is lawful, and it is for the best interests of the individual and of the community and necessary for civilisation that there should be a division as to the use and an undisturbed, perma nent, exclusive private possession of portions of the natural bounties, or of the land; in fact, such exclusive possession is necessary to the ownership, use and enjoyment by the individual of the fruits and products of his industry. But the organised community through civil government must always maintain the dominion over those natural bounties, as distinct from the products of private industry and from that private possession of the land which is necessary for their enjoyment. The maintenance of this dominion over the natural bounties is a primary function and duty of the organised community, in order to maintain the equal right of all men to labour for their living and for the pursuit of happiness, and therefore their equal right of access directly or indirectly to natural bounties. The assertion of this dominion by civil government is especially necessary because, with the very beginning of civil government and with the growth of civilisa tion, there comes to the natural bounties, or the land, a peculiar and an Increasing value distinct from and irrespective of the products of private industry existing therein. This value is not produced by the industry of the private possessor or pro prietor but is produced by the existence of the community and grows with the growth and civilisation of the community. It is therefore called unearned increment. It is this unearned increment that in cities gives to lands without any improve ments so great a value. This value represents and measures the advantages and opportunities produced by the community, and men, when not permitted to acquire the absolute dominion over such lands, will willingly pay the value of this unearned increment in the form of rents, just as men, when not per mitted to own other men, will willingly pay wages for desired services.

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