I have endeavoured to show that the ability to pay taxes depends, not on the gross money value of the mass of commodities, nor on the net money value of the revenue of capitalists and landlords, but on the money value of each man's revenue compared to the money value of the commodities which he usually consumes.
David RicardoLike all other contracts, wages should be left to the fair and free competition of themarket, and should never be controlled by the interference of the legislature.
David RicardoThe demand for money is regulated entirely by its value, and its value by its quantity.
David RicardoBy far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them.
David Ricardo