New Britain herald., 1918-06-06
Revenue From Incomes.

Ut IS Hlear& that incomes will come
in for a heavy burden in the new
financing fdrfWar purposes, and thus
the question of any changes in the
tax laws. is Of interest. If the laws
We're rewritten in toto, as they should
be, our4 Legislators might we'll rectify
| the discrimination against earned in
comes ii favor of those that are not.
The present law opens one door to
unearneds a>incomes, thrugh which
they pass upon payment Of normal
and super-taxes! But earned income
above a. certain figure are headed
Through another doorway where after
Payment Of the sauna taxes as non-
working incomes, a fat penalty is
|Iald upon them as il, in punishmen emit
for being the fruits of ability and
usefulness. 20, ~ ~
Alao, when disposed to add to ex-
cess Sprofits and other take. on in
'dustry and tproduction3 will it not, be
advisable, first to consider the in
comes, that neither work nor tight?
"a case in point is revealed i'm a pro
ceeding in the Surrogate's Court A
ward, young school girl boarder,
with yearly allowance of $4,000,
flies a petition to have it INCREASED to
$4,000 -, ~
e. Lmousines, party dresses, dancing
robes, theaters and other. "neceS ittes"
are mentioned as reasons for this extra
$ allowance. Doubtless all this NAY be,
srroFoer IN her st2tio1r in norm adj times.
Ttut not now When we are wond ering
if the net liquid income of tie ma
ton is sutficienf to meet the wars de-
mands { 4 s..
Work or fight, says General
cgowder. Why not apply the. same
thing to incomes? Lay the heaviest
burdens on those not devoted Go any
thing. essential. Tax them sufficiently
to discourage consum Btiol1 OFF, non
essentials, and after that is fully done,
approach the question of taxing the
earned@and theworking incomes.
: (F,ron1- the New York Trihnne.) :"
1t is cltar that all the income Of all
the lich-+-th tgis, people with incomes
of, say over So 900 a .Sear-woa 1ld not
keep the war; soing-our end of it,
for ninety days. n
(From the New York suh.)
J. The. unfortunate Feature. of the
sitdations,is hatsbotA the national
and the state authorsties ares reach.
ing out .afterSthe inao4n ca rfser.tt i,ii-s
ID ependentls 3And .without any ret
>erenoe to eaoh< others needs. That
policy afordK sures tehaptations to.
eventual pj,stiee. Co operation bezs
tween the. III fxerent COY ornamental aus
fsrqtlite essential to fairness
ard effictatley " this as in. any othar
field.
!. Fro m, tha >su nn1erheld, Ks, suns
4 u. a group Of gen were talking 70
- !oyernor,s'ca ppeg &the. Other sday on
NE sqbtect Of taxaton: -
= sTh e governor had pust5 expressed
himself as in favor Of. the taxation of
incomes. -
He. thou ght j that if stamp taxes
were placed ON tlie common items OF
Hfe the sburden.wo fall mainly on
the great 1pn susner. ~ &
He beiiav ed sthat bhe big a1foon1ss
Should be .taxedsl arseiy>for thg.wa,r y
II But said ones 'Tsook what that
Hould do Ito YOU p ~ Y!
M don't pretend to quote the Ian.
auage' Ct zfhe answer exactly, but ia
81 pstarice, here is the governors ali.
twer: M. =. - y
) 1T ought to do it to me. In 4
stamp tax any one of the journeymerl
in the capital office would pay more
taxes than I. Few Of them but have !
children tand dependents for whom
they haeve.to buy. the small necessities
Of. life-rp a tcales etc. # these things
are NJ adefto beas. the bUEden, then this
worker actually pays MORE taxes for
war purposes than I, which oanifstiy
isn't right" -