Linh Cao
CWID: 891932105
Hist 170A
Issue #9 – Representation/Taxation
Slavery on Representation and Taxation
Today, there are more than half a million slaves in our country. It accounted for about one-fifth of the population. Many of us here, such as Mr. George Washington, Mr. James Madison, own hundreds of slaves, and using slaves to build our wealth. Slavery, either we want to recognize it or not, has become an indispensable part of our great country. I rely on my knowledge, certainly one thing that all states, especially Southern states, will face difficulties if slave is not a labor component. A hard question to be answered is how slave will be counted for the purpose of representation, and how taxation will be applied on them? This is …show more content…
If slaves are not counted in these states, then the wealth of these states will not be represented properly. This could lead to an unfair advantage in representation for Southern states over Northern states, where do not have or have a very low number of slaves. Even though we are going to cutting off the slave supply-line as we recently voted on Issue number 8 – Importation of slaves, if states which allowed slavery have a significant advantage in representation, I wonder if they could use these advantage to continuous increase the number of slaves coming into their states so that they will get more benefit in term of representation. If slaves is counted in allocating representation, then slaves states (most Southern states) will be able to outvote other states. In our previous debate on Size of Chamber, we were fight over each other to make sure that some states cannot using their large population as advantages to overpower other states. We voted to make sure size of Chamber, as well as mode of election made every states have the same power. So why now we want to break the sense of balance between …show more content…
If we listen to the Northern states, the Southern states would object and vice versa. Therefore, I propose a formula for calculating the representation for each state, it will be total number of freeman plus fifty percent to sixty percent of slaves population. By doing this, we could satisfy the aspiration of free slaves states and slaves states. Northern states would not be too worried about being outnumber in House of Representative when slaves are counted for Southern states. And even thought Southern states cannot get a hundred percent slaves being counted, they still get more than a haft of slave population counted for representation. Do not get confuse here when I only consider fifty to sixty percent of slaves population to be counted. I do not mean slave is just equal one half or three fifth of a freeman, or Blacks is not full person. Instead, free Black still is counted as same as a free white. So, nothing is racism here. It is about we find out a way in which we could all agree for the purpose of determining the number of representatives. When one wants this and another wants the opposite, and if satisfactory of a person will upset the other, then the best solution is giving each person half what they
CWID: 891932105
Hist 170A
Issue #9 – Representation/Taxation
Slavery on Representation and Taxation
Today, there are more than half a million slaves in our country. It accounted for about one-fifth of the population. Many of us here, such as Mr. George Washington, Mr. James Madison, own hundreds of slaves, and using slaves to build our wealth. Slavery, either we want to recognize it or not, has become an indispensable part of our great country. I rely on my knowledge, certainly one thing that all states, especially Southern states, will face difficulties if slave is not a labor component. A hard question to be answered is how slave will be counted for the purpose of representation, and how taxation will be applied on them? This is …show more content…
If slaves are not counted in these states, then the wealth of these states will not be represented properly. This could lead to an unfair advantage in representation for Southern states over Northern states, where do not have or have a very low number of slaves. Even though we are going to cutting off the slave supply-line as we recently voted on Issue number 8 – Importation of slaves, if states which allowed slavery have a significant advantage in representation, I wonder if they could use these advantage to continuous increase the number of slaves coming into their states so that they will get more benefit in term of representation. If slaves is counted in allocating representation, then slaves states (most Southern states) will be able to outvote other states. In our previous debate on Size of Chamber, we were fight over each other to make sure that some states cannot using their large population as advantages to overpower other states. We voted to make sure size of Chamber, as well as mode of election made every states have the same power. So why now we want to break the sense of balance between …show more content…
If we listen to the Northern states, the Southern states would object and vice versa. Therefore, I propose a formula for calculating the representation for each state, it will be total number of freeman plus fifty percent to sixty percent of slaves population. By doing this, we could satisfy the aspiration of free slaves states and slaves states. Northern states would not be too worried about being outnumber in House of Representative when slaves are counted for Southern states. And even thought Southern states cannot get a hundred percent slaves being counted, they still get more than a haft of slave population counted for representation. Do not get confuse here when I only consider fifty to sixty percent of slaves population to be counted. I do not mean slave is just equal one half or three fifth of a freeman, or Blacks is not full person. Instead, free Black still is counted as same as a free white. So, nothing is racism here. It is about we find out a way in which we could all agree for the purpose of determining the number of representatives. When one wants this and another wants the opposite, and if satisfactory of a person will upset the other, then the best solution is giving each person half what they