"In this view it (rent) can form no general addition to the stock of the
community, as the neat surplus in is nothing more than a
revenue transferred from one class to another; and from the mere
circumstance of its thus changing hands, it is clear that no fund can
arise, out of which to pay taxes.
community, as the neat surplus in is nothing more than a
revenue transferred from one class to another; and from the mere
circumstance of its thus changing hands, it is clear that no fund can
arise, out of which to pay taxes.
Ricardo - On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation