Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
COLOSSAL TAX BUDGET.
Some Facts Regarding stupendous
Revenue Figures.

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To collect within few months 3s,-
0O0,O0O,000 Is the task confronting the
bureau OF International revenue.
This is the amount the-neH-reYenue
Bill now being framed is expecting to
yield. It Is difficult to realize the i'm
mensity OF this sum, and yet $S,0OO,-
100000 Is less than one sixth OF the
annual income Of the United States,
which has pledged its entire resources
to the successful prosecution OF the
war. How well this pledge is being
carried out Is a matter OF present day
history.
In order to bring to the mind OF
the American people a comprehension
Of the sum they will be called upon
this year to contribute by direct taxa
tion to the support OF the war, the
bureau Of internal revenue has pre-
pared a set of figures that If divided
according TO population 1t would
mean per capita tax OF $76.70 or more
than 1896 per family. The amount OF
money in circulation August /, 1918,
among q population of LOG. .Ol2 900 was
$52.44 per capita.
The total value of all crops on
American farms In 1910, the last CEN
sus year, was $1,000. 900. 900. The to-
tai value Of all live stock on farms
January l, 1910. was slightly less
than $4,000. 100000. In one year.
therefore the taxpayers. according to
the proposed terms Of the new bill.
are called upon to pay more than the
aggregate value OF all farm crops in
the United States in 1910, plus the
value of all farm animals.
The tax amounts to practically one
third the total value Of manufactured
products as reported to the census
bureau in 900. The
value added to raw materials by man.
ufacture. which represents the wealth
produced by manufacturing was in
1914. $9.S7S,436,OOO or but 23.4 per cent
more than the proposed tax levy.
These figures are presented by the
bureau OF international revenue, not
with the view Of preparing the Amer
lean people for heavy sacrifices. but
to bring home to them a sense OF
their responsibility in the way Of nee
essary economics. The new revenue
bill is being drawn in a manner to
impose the least burden possible.
Every man will be assessed according
to his income-each will be called
upon to do his share.
The amount Of Federal taxes COL
lected from all sources during the
last fiscal year was $3.4s4,000.00O. In
collecting more than twice that sum
this year. the bureau Of internal rev.
enue is anticipating no annual diff
f1culties, but 1t b prepared to benefit
by past experience. The force Of Of
flee and field employees have been in
creased from approximately $500 to
5000. and the entire administrative
machinery put IN readiness for Its
task.
In normal times Federal taxes are
| ilipScS hS 1oANSh
on the taxpayer" said Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue, Daniel c. Roper
in commenting on the work ahead Of
him. Their collection Is simple
matter, involving principally routine
work. But this year we are engaged
In a war upon which depends the
saftey not only Of the United States,
but Of the world. The collection Of so
vast a sum. 80 large a part Of the
peoples earnings. involves the morale
OF our civil population, the keystone Of
our success b the war.
National patriotism and solidarity
engendered by the war. has contribut-
ed largely to our success In the part
and augurs well for the future. I
believe the majority Of the taxpayers
now understand and appreciate more
than ever the objective of the reve-
nue-the collection Of a fund every
dollar Of which goes to the support Of
American arms and the speedy con-
ciusion Of the war;"