Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-30
PENNY HERE AND
2 CENTS THERE
NEW TAXES MAY !
just Take q Look at the Levy on Lux.
nries to Help Pay for War, and
Load up With Pennies.

Washlngton.-Carry a few extra
pennies in your pocket after May 1.
Uncle Sam is going to take them
away from you to help pay for the war.
Every time you spend dime at a
soda fountain or ice cream parlor on or
after May l, you'll have to throw an ex-
ira penny on the counter to pay the
war tax r
The tax on ice cream and soft drinks
is only one of the many which 20 into
effect under the revenue act on May /.
The most important of these are the
so-called luxury taxes" which are
written into the revenue bill before it
became apparent to our congressman
that they were unnecessary.
J Repeating Measure Talked to Death
An attempt was made to pass bill
them before congress adjourn
ed, but it was one of the bills talked
to death in the filibuster. 1t is likely
that the, luxury taxes will be repealed
during the coming special session, but
until then we'll have to pay 'em.
The call these luxury taxes, but
the commodities taxed are by no means
all luxuries. Congress intended the
taxes to fall on the rich and the we'll
TODD people of the country, but some of
them will fall just as heavy on the
great 80 per cent of the population rep
resented by the middle classes and the
poor
Take, for instance, the tax on medi-
cines. After May you'll have to pay
tax of 1 per cent for each 25 cents
worth of proprietary medicines you
buy, whether they are pills, tablets,
powders, syrups, tonics, plasters, salves
or ointments. If you pay 81 for a bottle
of medicine, you'll pay cents tax.
The same tax will apply to tooth pow
der, hair dyes, hair restoratives toilet
waters, perfumes and other toilet arti.
cleS.
The tax on other "luxuries'' is not SO
heavy as that on medicines, toilet arti-
cles and beverages. The reason for this
is that, while the tax is 10 per cent, il
is imposed not on the entire price OF
the article taxed, but on that part of il
in excess of a specified amount.
! For instance, carpets and rugs are
taxed 10 per cent on the amount YOU
pay over S. a square yard. That is, il
you buy ten square yards of carpet al
IS square yard, or $50, you will pay
no tax. But if you pay Sc a square
yard for ten yards, or $50, you will BIZ
taxed on that extra dollar yard
Thus you will pay 500 yard, or $61
for the ten yards.
Movies Taxed Some More
Another luxury tax that will hi
the poor after May is that on moving
pictures, which requires every person
leasing moving picture films for exhibit
ton to pay monthly tax Of 5 per cen
of the amount his films produce il
rentals. This tax, Of course, will b
added to that already being paid by tn
public on admissions to moving picture
theatres. In many cases it will double
the price of movie tickets.
These new taxes are in addition t
many others which went into effect OF
April 1. Prominent among these is tn
tax Of per cent Of the total price pait
on all articles of jewelry.
Hits Almost Everything
Still other luxury" taxes, which at
feet wealthy people principally, bu
here and there dig into the pockets Q
! fl1o moor have hpon maid ever since th
revenue act was approved by the presi
dent in March. These include the To-
lowing percentages Of the total prices !:
Automobiles, 5 per cent.
Automobile accessories, s per cent.
Musical instruments and records,
Iper cent.
Sporting goods, 10 per cent.
Chewing gum, 3 per cent.
Candy, 5 per cent.