The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-16

Fourth. to force the aunua, zrt lcsa-
mutation OF wealth OF residual lucre- O.
meut to pay the greater portion Of gov
erumeHtal expenses
TEa first step would be- TO rEtireIy7
abolish the tariff and Internal revenue
tax, raleEEtiuE the IeEyiuE and auliee-
ti1u OF taxes co Lhg several states 60
whom the prcroEalVe rlghtlully De
longs The general government should
bs supported Dyu prgporriuHale- tribute
contributed by each state fog -hat pm
pose
Each state should levy per capita
or poll ta7> upon each and every indie
viduai citizen. OF the same uniform
amount per capita. Co the end chat clch e.
individual citizen may pay au eNuetly
equal tax r1r the protection an 'E--et 70
the person By ti-e state goverum-zt. @
The humbles and. poorest gil-su
should receive She same protection and
pay as much therefor as the richest aud
most arrogant
Now as TO the land tsN= & taz equal
TO the fuu rental valuation. or economic
rent -hDuid be levied upon luud oc-
cupied FOR business purposes 10y others
than those who owned IT,
There should he levied O. grldrualrde
cumulative saE upon lil- unused and uu-
occupied lands. No other land should
ba taxed
The graduate5-cumuIatV= laE g
called ''grrllualcl" because Cnumcncr
ing at O. basis rate upon basis vulug-
tiou- Be- increases iu rate peg cent as thl
property % be ra1sed increases iu value
Ir SIS called cumulative" because
where am Individual -ur gorporlrlo1
owns more thHu one piece of land tl
any taziuv district the7rHtg of rdE peg
tanning % the c1mbiaed valuation of
an the tracts is levied upon each sspa-
rate tract Taking rl= quantity lr
land that might be considered the
proper amount fur a home, the basis
rate of LaN should be levied up
on the valuation of such guam
tity- of land us indicated 'Ehs
erect upon holders of large
quantities of land for speculative -pIr-
poses can easily le zurmisll. Iise REM -
tai value tax, as Indicated. levied upon
lands occupied for buziless purposes 10y
tenants Vv1uld either cause properties %
become vacant. force their owners 20
sell, or else opernta iu the same manner -
as would the single tu7L such a tax
could not Doe zhiHet- buL must come out
of the land owners otherwise t-e tenant
uould NOT compete in #uusiae-s- with -
those who occupy their own uuLlNeI
taszatiou. rent. would at uurr LH reduced
hy just the amount OF tHe ureaeEt land E
taEss-
No other tax should ba levied upnu
any kind of property. relt ur personal
except o. graded tIE up1a aL not fu-
comes -L etrY-l -.lt OYER t-' - r '..l't
tax upon estates. inHrFi'-H.a ana a.,-
quests. Net income OF iHaiv-du.lu,
cor 'fH-.''H1 "t N.-'7 f~t- -,7--. ...t
residual iuer1m rnt' after am. Demands.
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piled in oL-rF words DO '7 "All i7 -'7-
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taken lheiF POT F--'Hr ana L''-r a.H-i.lfa
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