New-York tribune., 1871-07-27
plan OF the Commits
.,,ont reference. The second md J
eoflyeul.'sshhSc shows the following resu''S :


heeA-"' i,ine result Of this table Is & s, Nrcs
NV t6at the fortunate h"d their taxes largely
occupy the upl uplnoTfon closely appIoNinaenk ic dif
agtd agOc'd hy Tie rs plan OF tS eT cent? the less for
ference in no case S lover half have had theirs IN,
s%eased as they were oy @ of increase being from 10
great al eA ess Oy the second proPosSu 80 ne
~ erst With nearly ~ & ;ycrease of amounts from
money eVg S.eT gortion OF the oomluy, y,,t contributed
81 considerable msgnllu"T where ,s the revenue TO be
by the RVS second plan OF the CoilIS%" Co % c1nsses
isoT down in the social scale an" wholly exempt
oIoISso,sl taxation TO make mp the 90 10
& ituu Gnman being in existence, untli 80 tIc %nbti"
Eftiy, "a ,rith home at the expense oI 'ne ~ 80
Ir,t oecupv some house as dWeIHIk' .Sotion now
own he must hire. The scI. schene VI 90 rent ar real
buu.i osssrent tax every family In the Iau ta
shcltered by "A roof II cannot De aueMD ueM,to3 hv more
atcs that all dwellings occupied ny
P Pan % Sa,Iilv and AN tencmeuthOuseS, sha pe t6Aeu
to fbe owner as occuper. Inc ian enu Ia thn rental
aIe,1y NV the owner will he added to the rent lhls
seems TOO clear for illustrator w - 20 one
landlord owns house worm Se,avO Sr " tbe estate
occupant for $40 per annuu' ln1 % ,rncp The rental
Amounting to 500 90, is PAID by the O"I' ,nact The
aA, ceSd and relct to two families. The rental
tax must he paid by the owner-e .ust E t Ssao for
Gnnum from each family in order 70 gei f tales tbe
Inc house In the case the laN Va sses n
,noney i'm the other the owner taxes II anu I-se ~
over 10 the tax collectors; bnt the tn"n Tbcrc is
Moor they NAV be- taxed for the iehut tl bo
H. every American municipality class OF cIIlshs & WIS
sole means for the support OF themselves ana
@ ,Ioir earniugs They live cOmfOrablyi themselves
and their children thanks TO our common, ys!e
r Ve educated Intelligent, orderly, and INDUSTRIOUS
~ are among the most valuable citizens IN the com
,nifty From this class very large proportion OF the
GREAT men OF the nation have sprung In ther manner
vf living as Judged by outward signs, Wel-OIutrcu
Lomewih al OF the comforts, and some OF the Itihe-
mepts Of fe-hOlds principal place. some Wouu say
that they are eXtrayagant III this matter Oi rents
That item, certainly, does take a very large
percentage OF their whole income. But IN large
cities they must paw high rents 20 1--we respectfully
o., t1afr md al
Them aithosgh the whole or nearly the whole of their
income il consumed by the expenses Of living. Prob
ably the enormous growth of life insurance IN TINS c0u
ty within the last twenty years is due more 10 the pro
vision made by this class for the benefit OF Their families
m event OF death than TO any other cause HOW WOd
this system OF taxation affect them The cases used as
illustrations will be readily recognized IA fair examples
OF this class Before proceeding 70 deal with hgures
proper to state that the Massachusetts system, eX
emptng household furniture" and the income IRON
profession, trade, employment each 10 the extent OF
OO personal property all IN excess OF jal
amount. Under the Massachusetts plan ana the one
proposed the taxation OF this class would he follows
Mas TAXATION Sl5 30
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