The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-06
On Tax Gathering.

..s, revenue from taxes, direct and
- fgr.ng each Of the fiscal years
-. Z, q AL 1861, is officially estimated
~. =. IN IN 900. say sl6 80 per head "
- -, ,aoslstion Of the United States-
I, 90, - cent. more than is paid hy the
sns p Al Great Britain ami Irelan1.
-. 100 per cent more than q paid
! i'',..,,r.e o. France. i Is clear that
~ ,s.s.,.ou Brick, IN Ms next Fourth Of
'-el -. 80. refers 70 the - WORKOUT des-
q! 80 The Ola World. It viii be but
=. ~ omit the usual sarcastic a.lus.on
.--..--r.-slen people"
- a. the taxes are, however, they
-: rI continue 70 BE cheerfully paid,
y - --.-...Tris il understood that the M
q ,.s. vas Incurred for 2 proper pur-
= srs that the national credit must oe
s.s-Tsd q. whatever cost.
- = .ssra can be no question IS % re
80 NJ rendering the present orerOls
' ,-,,.rr ,eedlessiy odious and unjust, oy
-..',.o-.sl and insulting iOrmallties IN the
s.1s-.o N taxes. Common sense indi-
..,,ssf the AK gatherer, while doing hls
!. m rro,ect the government from fraud,
ri N, ro ou. Of his way either 20 out
.-,1s te.iucs OF 20 iuiure the interests
- nso,ge rom whom he collects taxes.
-ar dute certain that our present
.,.bsrsr. altogether realize this pr.nci-
-.s,s can be 10 question, for Instance,
- ,is medication Of the inc0me-taX re-
.'ss, year was gross outrage. II
"a .samsll! INVASION Of the privacles oil
rsss 70 nav have served 10 BRING 20
.-s some ro.ues ThO lad concealed
,-ircone for the purpose of cheating the
y.ment. B.. 70. the SAKE Ofhls barren
DE hog many honest men We're lGmll-
al ir the pu1.-c para'.e Of their mlsioT-
les 4 merchants credit rests upon me
ugr-.0n borne ny mis- gains 20 his losses.
+ rmue. liza ID publish the result OF his
.asss sacl year Is 4 stretch Of despotlsm
.r-.sel .l Russia. Turkey OF Morocco.
gth.s : What our taX-Eatherers did last
., apparently without the sanction OF
e au,ter.''es AZ Washington. The out
l-s vas REGARDED with amaZement il Eng
ill Were. with becoming deilcacy, tie
0lectof seeps BIS returns an inviOlab-e Sc
rst Tie Americans not pay taxes
ada .0Cl English friend, on reading the
l.11e-,2I returns as published IN our pa
r.. lie Americans WILL endure without
-lmar iuvas.0ns o. private rights which
.ip.Cnge England into revolution.
N we're the form and principle OF lie
....s Tax OF last year lees Objectionable.
b he back OF the return was number OF
4-0ns which VIII ne readily remembered.
z slst Of these questions was. 30 Are you
1.drmel rogue, and have you not per-
-sl Yourself 10 the within return ~ Now,
-s7s any common sense in thus gcatuit-
sG Insulting taxpayers II the original
.-m be ta.se ,ae signer viii not sickle
.vlea,ing on The outside the talsehood
! jas already stated in the inside. II the
'g.nal return be true. the signer will Just
EEL Indignant at being interentally
lfged with rOguery In general. these
lgme-tax returns must be matters Of hon
, No investigation. however inquisitori-
VII enable the officers Of Government
.s.ect the false statements rendered by
Nsue. Why suggest the idea OF fraud 2
actual business every one has learned
experience that the sureSt way 20 get
-aled IS 70 assume that you are going TO
cheated, and 70 take all manner Of OIien-
|s p7ecaptiOn. Revenue officers should
MEMBER he fact: and bearing also in
Pal hat their calls on the public are IN
~ nature unwelcOme, should not render
s1 d9ubly so 10y useless and irritating
Is a knavery.
-Asi year, when the lncOme-tax returns
re made. q ruling OF the Revenue Com
-;:soner required man 10 pay income
len a.. profits be had made, and did not
~ lin 20 deduct his losses from hls
A-i Thus, if a man had made Sl0, 600
? ,sas and sugars, and had afterward
20, SHIPS and lost $50, 900, the income
4 sa,aererS insisted on the tax on the
sse9 without regard 10 the loss Of so,
A No nan. il seems. cared 10 resist SC
--.-'ols and absurd 8 decision, and many
70 al really no income 81 all IN lS64
.A-iA nevertheless. 4 recent ruling o.
= te1nisSioner partially corrects this in.
s-.s Tbs year taxpayers will be al
4 s- . -elUet their business losses from
~ .-saeEs gains. But they Will not b,
-.Fsl 20 deduct losses from liked invest
SIS . stocks and bonds or real estate
IS laman, IN lS65. owned real estate
,-- Yielded him $4,000 year, ana a
+ sac time lost 5y dealings in rea
.'.as OF merchandise $25, O00-s0 that il
az! -e lad IN that year TO .ncom
--.s'e1-le will still be required to pa,
,ene-tax on SO. 900. Whether such
'7-s-e- Is his can be maintained in III
ais nay le Q question. There can b
s-esilon whatever but that the practi
=. s-scis u such decisions IS 10 arouse az
10y against q revenue system so Aarshl
-.aseTed
.-lss Smaley has lately rendered q de
- s.-- Wnch Is Of much Importance. Here
.','e assessors. after accepting return
- ~aIsnittng them 70 collectors wh