Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-17
Determined to Work for Their
Original Income Tax
Amendment
PRESIDENTS PLAN GOOD
They VIII tarOr Submitting Cc,atItu-
tional Amcndu,crt 20 ;',e af-t~ -.
Want INCOME r., -rn---l}i-rY-
prove cf the viar o. T.x
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4'or'n ana hrl.t0" we support
VI an income YAK ffNonn'nent say:
NJ 'r'e"'S OF 'he income TAX reel II
."N - 'o"''hue I" put fortn every "l-
'o'' 10 secur" 'he adoptlon or the meas
"''' i"e! VIII therefore urge inc adop-
''"" o' III" amendment. IneH also stand
e'"s |" S"PPor' resolution prorld'ng
'"' 'h '''c'''l''"ht "a the constitution W
''' '''o" H''teS. Nhli' t'cN oeiiNvo
'"r supreme court Will sustain the LAY
Net 70 proVide against any possible con-
.h*ehcv mat may aris" from an adverse
I "'''S'0n Y ~ F'adly faNor the PROPOSE
3 '''n ~ a'nond n" constitution They do
! '"' Iee' Sa,sncd VIII SIMPLY q corpora
Hoh TAX. lax on the not income OF
corporations hIon" VIII very imper'ecflv
reach the desired result II will tax tens
OF thousands or stockholders whose TO-
tai incomes are very small and Will ex-
sonal Incomes or tho country r,o nro-
vision they favor treats large incomes
exactly alike. whether received by cor
Por"'ons OF ino'Viduais ana whether
arising from Interest dividends, inheri-
tances or otherwise. The plan which
they propose simply carries the Prcsl
cents view to their legitimate end ard
Is as consonant with the decision OF the
supreme court as IS the tax on corporate
'noores alone There IS no reason FOR
eH"mpting from this tax the vast IN |
comes Of individuals like Carnegie !
Rockefeller and others. very large part |
or whose fortunes do not consist Of cor |
noration stocks. II is also we'll known |
that corporations ospcciallv the larger |
ones. can In most instances shift the |
burden OF the tax to the public w i'm |
Tosfng upon the people increased charges
ana PRICES.
"As to tho publicity feature. there Is
no substantial difference between the
Two measures. In other words there ts
the same necessity for occurring ;nforr,a-
tion and irsurInE puhi,city In the income
tax as In the corporation tax
Every possible effort will be made TO
secure tho passage or tho income tax
amendment
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:, 's ans.''ea noes not aus1I lack of
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