The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c15.s3.27

c15.s3.27

No resource is then left untapped in Hindu fiscal thought, and “taxes, more taxes, still more taxes” appears to be the slogan popularized by the *Kâmandakî-nîti*.⁴ But the theory of such a heavy assessment is redeemed by the postulate that the people are normally in a position to bear the burden and maintain the “root of the army.” The philosophers of finance have therefore seen to it that the state promotes by all means the economic prosperity of its members.⁵