Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-12-05
HA|NES INSERTS
PROBE INTO TAXES
ASKS STATE TAX COMMISSION
TO SEE WHAT BECOMES OF
PEOPLES MONEY
VINO Gets the MONEY,

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miffes a. the striotest economy in
oable expenditure and the sueces8-
gii narfy promised 10 DO an in Ns
pouer 10 brur about "a reduction 10
taxalioa throughout the atate This
0rsaIise has been made good insofar
ae economy la state expenditure So
concerned and aa a result or tha
sfttav ai5nn Thin matter We are now
orlaarad To polnt out the method
fhronrh which a gubstantial reduce
flau "a, iusfvidnal asseasneuts can be
hr,uubf sbaut"
The foreroinr IL the oprnine Of p
communication nv Governor ffnines
ia fhe head Of the state tax commits
sion Alex Ramstedt The letters con-
gluues.
.lt ~ Clearly evident that In order
10 hrinsr about such /. lowering of tax
le.vios es viii materially reduce indi
vjdusl asaessments IL rs necessary TO
enlist the active interest and cooper
alton Of every taxpayer In the safe Of
idaho Every man who pays taxes
should know Just why he pays them
and the purposes for which the
money is 20 be used
What Taxoovers Should Knnus.
ore ehoufe know what the part
which goes 70 the state and how
n ia tbe,e anpiied. the mart which /
roes "a the county and how that
h used. the mart which goes to his /
citv town or village ana whether /
ar NOT A. AZ nronerlv and econnm- /
,csliy exnerded ana an.lIv the |
mart which goes 10 4 his road and |
school districts and whether the |
ammo IL exnepdea win the idea Of
csylne the taxnavsr fnll va,ue err
tha outlay which no 10 called npon
III ma,se In other words every
taxnover shoutd ne inst as fullv in
formed nj MI times with regard TO
tho handling Of these details of nubIic
business as no IL concerning the de-
tails Of his oun nr,vate bnsiness Re
should watch the spending end OF
,.overnmentaI machinery nuite as
carefuIly as ne does the earher-
Inc e,d
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over those bodies which
have been iutruStgd with the mower to ,
levy taxes We must aske them also
10 analvze carefully the seperate
sources from which the various items ,
In their tax bills arise and to fix in
heir minds the proportion Of their ,
assessments which 70 To the support ,
" the state. the county. the city or
village. the road district and the ,
school district
State Tax Small Item. :
.In general they viii and thof their !,
state tax A. small in comparison ,
win the other items. and that by far +,
he largest Items come from their 4
.choei and road district ana their citv /,
" voltage taxes.-those sources of ok !,
,enditure which are nearest to them =
ma which are most nearly under -
heir Immediate control. When atten- .
ion has been given TO these matters N
viii be realized that the state GOV :,
rnment has been given no control
whatever over the local agencies OF