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Author: Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
Title: Fair payment no spunge: or, some considerations on the unreasonableness of refusing to receive back money lent on publick securities. And the necessity of setting the nation free from the insupportable burthen of debt and taxes.:
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Print source: Fair payment no spunge: or, some considerations on the unreasonableness of refusing to receive back money lent on publick securities. And the necessity of setting the nation free from the insupportable burthen of debt and taxes.:
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
London: printed: and sold by J. Brotherton and W. Meddows, and J. Roberts, 1717.
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THE CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAP. I. That Now is the Time, and that it is abso|lutely Necessary to begin it Now, to rid the Nation of an insupportable Burthen, whatever other Difficulties are upon us.
CHAP. II. Of the Nation's Circumstances, as far as they may serve for an Objection against redeeming or reducing the Publick Debts.
CHAP. III. Of Parliamentary CREDIT, and the true Extent of that Word, as it respects Justice and Honour due to the People of Great Britain, as well as Loans of Money and Funds.
CHAP. IV. Of Parliamentary Credit as it respects the Publick Debts, and of the Justice of a Resolution to redeem the Publick from the Burthen.
CHAP. V. Of our Neighbour Nations, and with what Diligence they are applying them|selves at this Time to disengage themselves from their Publick Debts.
CHAP. VI. Of the Nature of raising or falling the National Interest of Money, and the Natural Justice that all Publick Loans should rise and fall with it, with some Observations on the Reverse of the pre|sent Case.
CHAP. VII. Of the Justice of Lowering the Interest of Money in general, and what may be the Advantage of it at this Time.
CHAP. VIII. Of applying the Interest, which shall be abated from the Loans, to a speedy Dis|charge of the Funds.
CHAP. IX. Of Equality of Taxes, and the Justice due to the People in directing Taxes, so as that no Part be opprest, but every Part of the People charg'd by such just Proportions as may make the Bur|then be born without Injury to one ano|ther.
CHAP. X. Of Inequalities in Taxings, as they re|late to the present Case.
CHAP. XI. Of the Taking off of Publick Taxes, and the Effect it would have upon House-keeping, Trade, &c.
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