The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-07

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sMSre ere ilnanyN klno8 OF taxes y Alch can
Only. 0e .!evlsa: DX the general government
90 sS,,s e 80 proa1ce me 2sst tssllss. ps.
-, N one sLAss
e w 0ISsn resuatsn mercy IN 0rlVlnk III
CorpOratl0n OF lRd1y1dual afeGted 20 SOME
other locality or other state. The national
k0vsEnment mas long derived it9 tcnet
Tro orn.e It'll On rs I. ,sSs
tion.a thn. or exSne ~ -. ~. n ,.ssel,
Mnen nsxt our system Of taxation e re-
yised, she nationah government should Inn
noss, ,,K raouasea tnne e. !tax. aMmsas
hn. 81 great wealth. owes ives. q. psculaie s
sDn9ations 20 the state. because ne oe-
!Nts. speeiaa adxanssses from me mere ,sIs,
should he recognise this obligation IN the
Wa, way i ne leads ms dany NE ana 10 Inc
shon s so r. s IN o ts v Paw
IN IN which he pays for the projection the
state gives him. On the one hand, It Y
1esiraole shat ne saouid assume Ms iuA
ton; on the other hand, i . suite as
necessary that ~ TINS .kina 9l taxauo aa:
1 Wnsre the men VINO vote the tax pay pIt
such system save Is spirit Of entire
justice ana modsra atnG whenever ne we.
taxation system along the lines suggest
ed, we much make 1t clear peyond per-
adventurI that our aim is 70 disLriDnte
intend to treat rich man and poor man
ON q basis q apsolute equan!y. ana tlas
mocracy to do or permit injustice to the
one as to DO or permit in'ustice. 70 the
as this needs long and careful study in
order that the people may become 1amil-
lar with what is proposed to be done.
ing ss with a wisdom do and self.rsstralnt. and
they are willing to go in the matter; while
the project a in si necessary I'd detail But
feel that N the near future IT. I, our u ma
9nal legislators shoula ehace nav PAY tar
wong i2r eraan3 s, ;rnas;nu rate "a
by which steadlly increasing rae or
duty should pc put upon al iet Mon eSses "
other valuable coming by gift, nea4 4sa'
Il a may BE- TO @ei to mako the
IN proportion as the 1nolVloual Oenenteo
Is remote Of kin. In any event .a.. a IN my
sae Pre- With the
of the amount left to any one anaiVtuuat
after certain point mas peem r., rea thr;9;
It IS nest ;to deslr nnd 20 nefent aerce Of
thrift and ambition is the desire rec on me me
part of the breadWinner 70 ieaye, ms
fanaG we MAKING the tax very small
cause the prime object should be to put put
q constantly increasing omaaeh , on nas
which 1t Is certainN OF no dement, 70 ILLS
country 70 perpetuaIe. =. Tho a+h,oo,
There can pc no qness.on Of .a,s v e AVE-
mining the conditions upon Wn nena,, any
gift or inheritance snouid pc reeey ta.
Exactly now iar. the m inner thn ee.aat
of limiting. the transmission by devise
or gift OF the enormous lortunes ~ qI LIS
ton 1t is not necessary az present 70 o d;
s eeeton u sh u MSe be ena gradusi At first
permanent national inheritance tax tax W ans
1t might pe more supstdha an'a .aa ny
ouch tax has hitherto been, neea not not
approximate. either IN amount OF +,nr el ne
extent, Of the increase py kraa aIa H' "
what such a tax should ultimately De:
Thi. species Of tax has again and, aga,n
by the national government: It was first
imposed by the act Of July q l5S1,
when the makers of the Constitution
were alive and at the head Of affairs; It
was a graduated tax; though .,.i.a in in
amount left to any individual exceptions e1oas
Kin. A similar tax was again imposed
by the act Of July 1, 1862: minimum
aim of 81 600 in personal property being
excepted from taxation, the tax then be-
coming progressive according to the re-
moteness Of kin. The war.revenue, act
nf Gmne "a 1s9S. provided for an in
beritsnce tax on any sum exceeding the
.iei,,a ~ sionnn the rate of the tax in
craes;n q. 10Th in accordance with the
smonnts left and in accordance with the
. esmeee eonrt has held that the success