Archive for John Heffernan
High Taxes in Britain
Mr. Heffernan is an economic journalist and director o] the London financial newspaper, City Press. The british, called by Napoleon a nation of shopkeepers, have become a nation of tax payers. The number liable to tax has climbed to a peak of five out of six workers. Over a third of the income of the [...]
1Mar1956 | John Heffernan | 1 comment | Continued-
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