text_original: In many districts the poorer classes of ratepayers were scarcely a degree better off than the actual paupers whom they were taxed to support.
text_transcription: IN MANY DISTRICTS THE POORER CLASSES OF RATEPAYERS WERE SCARCELY A DEGREE BETTER OFF THAN THE ACTUAL PAUPERS WHOM THEY WERE TAXED TO SUPPORT
phonemes: ɪn mˈɛni dˈɪstɹɪkts ðə pˈʊɹɹɚ klˈæsᵻz ʌv ɹˈeɪtpeɪɚz wɜː skˈɛɹsli ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː bˈɛɾɚɹ ˈɔf ðɐn ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl pˈɔːpɚz hˈuːm ðeɪ wɜː tˈækst tə səpˈɔːɹt.