Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Study of the Income Tax.

C4ie VI the features o. the evening : en-
tertainment was The Gridiron Clubs
School for the Study of the Income Tax. =
This was a series of questions proposed
and answered. analyzing the new income
tax Law. Here are few of them:
What IS an income?"
Wages with college education
What. then. IS taxatiou!''
Taxation is the process whereby the
people pay money to maintain in Office
men who pass laws taxing the peope."
Why are new forms of taxation neces-
sary?"
In order that the economies of a new
administration may be carried out for
the benefit Of the people"
What is economy? ?"
Economy is the hope OF the minority
ana the despair OF the majority
When do minorites cease TO be eco
nomical?"
When they win an election"
What is an income taxi
AN income tax is 900 words of law
and 5o,"e words of explanations and
interpretations"
Who made the law
THE Congress"
Who are making the explanations
The Treasury Department"
why is so much Interpretation neces-
sary?"
Because the law was made by eminent
lawyers"
What is the most significant phrase
In the law"
Provided further
why is that Significant
Because every time a provided fur
Their Is found in the text of law pass
ed by Congress il means that some other
eminent lawyer than those who wrote
the bill butted in
What was the politics of the income
taxT'
ITO secure from the rich and wel-to-so
portions of their increment for the ulti-
mate benefit of the deserving poor
rs that popular?''
Extremely so. except with the rich"
Who are exempt?''
about 50 per cent of the population -
Why"
Because the boys who get less than
5000 year make up the great bulk of
the voting population
Was an income tax necessary"
1T was, because the democrats had to
reduce the tariff and because they need
ed something TO take the minds of the
people of the high cost of living"
Suppose the reduced tariff does not
reduce the high cost OF living, what will
happen?'
Then there will be another reduct on
or the democratic majority in Congress"
How is net income described?''
In four or five thousand words of solid
nonpareu type"
Then the income tax is complicated
law is .t?'
There never will be but one law more
" II
ed amending il and making it simpler in
its operations.
Matchmaking the U. S.
Everything was proceeding smoothly
and joyously by this time when. to the
CONSERVATION of everybody, announce
nent was made that the United States
had been Mexicanzed. the old order
superseded, and that a dictator had tax
en- over the reins of government Hardly
had this stirring statement been made
than visible evidence of its correctness
was furnished. In rushed a detachmen,
OF the Mexican army, and following them
came Senior Bryana, the dictator, with
his secretary. Senior Tumufto
senior Bryana announced that after ap-
proved Mexican methods, he had seized
the presidency.
That's the only way you could ct,
IT. cried voice. Cndismaye by this
taunt. Senior Bryana proceeded TO bust
ness.
Whats my salary" he demanded OF
The secretary.
Whatever you choose to make it"
We'll, whatever IL Is, I car live on II
double II.
After attending to a few details ot
grabbing contracts and Huertaizing,
the public funds. Senior Bryana dis.
patched his army to find Champera
Clarkista and kill him. That noble band
OF heroes. however. listened to the voice
OF the tempter. and instead of kiIlinp
Clarkista returned with him at their
head and shouting vivas for the new die
tator.
Every few minutes these proceedings