Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-11
4 new sCugaE or TAXATION.
4 ereDeejelea g Tax she Unmarried
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The Boise Statesman proposes what
calls . "new scheme Of taxation"
II 10 tot 20 vtsy new, since
the Greeks and Romans and, we
sl'-ve, other nations, Of antiquity,
made such las . principle meyer to
DO devistsd from. Further more, Il
nas bee" proposed in various STAIRS
IT the Union, and some SIX years ago
the TlxEs advocated 'ts adoption in
idaho. But ev-n il not new, it 10
n+varthsless good, in the main, sI>
{ .ouyh No should wish it amended
ere It heosms law. Here il Is:
The Statesman has in mind IN i'm.
PROVEN. Mt ~ tho revenue Law, WHOM
Il believes would result in even AUD
exact justice being do"e, and in ~
inss' $50 il the moral aud perhsps
ply ios' standard VI manhood. Ia.
p IN Of the Stst~s ms" 10 t. tax the
unmarried vus~r, AID thus to make
him bess be share VI tue burdens VI
Statehood besides, - u were, "a. s,nv
thin ps-mi, m to cot deoeuslv aud
build up ho,1s. The plan in detail
10 thss = man q twenty .one shall psv
. single b!ess~dnsss tax VI >.5, which
II twenty-five would b. i"creas. d to
go; at tweutv.thsee to &lUO; 1t
~ n,y-f'us 12OO. aud incr s.e u the
- . It >lOo . year mt tax If $500
. -xse,~d. IL shou,u ts.en s~mS,.. .
thst figure mil ,h~ man sr,iv.s ~
The age Of Fly, vi % tho tx u with.
drawn.
TITO strong argument for .uch law
10 MT IN obtaining revenue ios ord,u.
asy purI o-ss Of government, but tor .
iur''+s purpose which 10 con"rcteu
directly. Ibis law - particularly IN.
s"n'i~d - . protecti"n Tor tho femi
Mite portion Of sh~ nation, and - horn
OF . desire on the part VI this family
journal to are each woman The happy
poss~>sor OF good home aud . loving
husband and those comf"r,s which are
her due. OF course u il admitted that
oil women cannot ps'ssess those 81.
vsntsges. aud with The present ~.
reasonable pervers,sy Of male hu-
ma"ity, many VI them are never gwen
=" "pp'st"n,ty I" build . heaven il .
husband. lite. For these women the
si"xle-'ax would prove . blessing.
The Greater never intended that women
should be Dump lied to cam living,
s"d It 10 not desirable that sh should
he take" from her natural sphere and
face the world ~ . bread winner.
The single man tax would proven, the
nrces.ity OF her lshoring. ~ a pro-
vi.io" Of the !. W would provide for
tho liberal pensioning OF all nnmar>
'i"d females ~h" filed ." applicauo"
with TIE NJ oesearv vouchers, showing
the applicant to be above the age O!
twenty. and Of good moral chara, C..
This pension should he paid GU. IT
fund created by the single man tax.
Of cour~e At first some trouble
might be experienced with the prsc.
sioal workings OF this plan. but this
objection would b. ohv,sted in time
aud the plan. "" believe, would he
found to work admirably In our
own community MI opportunity i.
given to th-orix- upon the result.
The " married men are plentiful and
tho msj nritv Of them are Of a char.
acter that follow c+lbacy through
motives OF economy. OF course they
don't really cave anything nv this
plan, hut their intention i. I, ave.
II thew w..e confronted with ,he fac,
that It really WAS cheaper to be married
than single. the blessings Of homo
would be eagerly embraced.