Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VANCOUVER TAX
SYSTEM.

This paper printed statistics the other day to show that Brit
h Columbia with about half the population of Oregon collected
revenues last year to the amount Of SS500000
Oregon collected about half that amoun-less than half
Does that look wanted to import ideas taxation
from British Columbia?
Those who live off the government up in British Columbia
must have good pickngs
In the of editorial the proposed graduated
single tax The Capital Journal said
He is not convinced Of the justice of wholesale exemptions
of property values from taxation
For instance while tiable lands in Oregon valud at
$215000000 with Improvements at $2 100000 in round
figures city and town lots valued in Oregon at $780,
000000 with $76,000000 improvements
When you exempt all the improvements you exempt
ing ten cent on farm property and thirty cent
city and town property.
+ Who will be most favored by general exemption Of all
improvements from assessment and taxation?
The proposition to exempt all personal property from
assessment and taxation will work in the same way largely
in favor Of the town and city people.
AT least that is the way it appears to u.s. although per-
haps, Mr.. Cridge objections.
Mr. Cridge has favored with reply to this particular
point on which sought intelligence, as follows
Your comparisons as to exemption of town and city prop
city property of Portland does not affect the taxes of Yam
hill coupty except to stare taxes and the graduated tax
will more than make up the state tax any county in tie
state in counties many times eXceedint the t}tt tax.
Who will he most farOpd by the Ecneyd) eXematicn Of
all improvements from assessment and taxation? asks the
Capital Journal | answer every working farmer and
home in Oregon city country for it will reduce
his taxes from third to three-fourths
Who will pay the difference taken off their backs? Spe
cal privileges and land hogs Why should they not pay
more and workers less?
Mr. Crdge does not question the statistics in paragraph two
of our editorial.
He does not objections directly but claims the in
equality will be made up in other ways.
Let hope it will and that his predictions will true
1t looks to if exemption of all improvements and per-
sona property would be almost in itself special privilege
We not sure but under the single tax the land hog
would be bigger land hog than
But ought not question Mr. Crdge of the promot-
ers Of the reform bills
It almost to doubt the sincerity of anyone who
cries reform in this age.
We humby depore that still in doubt to the fair
proprety of that single tax bill.
We are indebted to Mr. Cridge for information
about Vancouver, B. c., as follows
From letter from ex-Mayor Taylor and the official
ports of the city, appears that 78 cent of all city
tnues derived from tax land values exclusive of
improvements Between three and four per cent additional
is from gross income the street system lit
tie five per cent is levied liquor licenses The re-
mander is made up of rentals of city property police court
fines and light licenses forms of business purely
for regulation purposes
There income taxes levied in Vancouver for city
purposes. The British system of government prevails
whereby 1t known months in advance what legislation
along important lines is going to be enacted All parties
and leaders pledged at this coming session of the B. c.
parliament to abolish the poll tax and increase the amount
at which an income tax starts. All state taxes stocks
OF goods to be done away with the ground that they
are merely added to the cost Of the goods and paid by the
consumer with interest the taxes paid by the merchant