The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-02-20
You and Your Income Tax.

millions of this tax will be pa-6 in the
next six months. 1t will be such a big
levy that it will make the recent
"record" levy for city taxes look like
a piker 1t is going to be tax to be
paid by ninety per cent Of the men OF
Kenosha and probably by twenty per
cent Of the women. 1t is going to be
the most universal tax ever paid by
Kenosha people. 1t IS tax levied by
the United States government with a
view of making every man pay his
share toward the cost of the war
1t is another call for the payment
Of the premise that was made to the
soldiers who went out to fight and the
man or the woman who seeks to evade
the payment of his just share is just as
much Stacker as the man who hid
under the petticoats of To.nan or
under the folds Of flag he was born
under to escape military service.
1t is meaure-but only { small
measure-a conscience test for the peo-
pie 1t can be added now tlat the Ke-
nisha man Who has an elastic conscience
and believe that he can beat the
government out Of something he owes
legally and morally-is going to be
in a bad way.
The government is not going to be
fooled by very many people. Kenosha
is going to have an organization which
will have the teeth of the law to snap
and bite the fellow who seeks to de-
fraud the government and at the same
time the rodial helping hand for the
fellow who wants to do the right thing
and pay his full share.
The government is not asking any
one to pay bonus. 1t does not want
to take from any man cent which it
is not lawfully entitled to. The gov
eminent is going to be fair to the last
penny and it is going to insist that tie
taxpayer be fair to the last penny.
The debts of war must be paid A
little body If men from Kencsha have
paid their share in blood over on battle
fields in France and Germany. The
great mass of us have preferred to stay
at home and we must pay in treasure.
Just remember this, when you think
that it is possible for you to beat the
government out of your share of this
tax. The government is relentless in
following criminals and whe1 you seek
to defraud the government you put
yourself in the same class Is the moon
sinner, the stealthy traficker in for
hidden drugs, the bling pigger, and the
violator Of the many laws Of the gov
eminent. The tax dodger and the
iuggler of income figures may have es-
capped punishment some times, but the
new systems of the government are
such as Aey are going to guard the
people NO pay and pay periodically
against the men and women who
think that they are clever and that
they can shift their portion Of the bur-
den upon some one else.
Before you start to juggle be advised
that you are playing with a fire which
may land you in a federal prison. If
you should happen to get away with it
y y
stultifed Your conscience for few
measely dollars. If you fail to get
away with the deception you will find
that you are going to pay penalty
for your attempt to defeat tn pur-
pose of the law and then you are going
to pay an increased tax.
Just keep it in mind that there is
no escape from the law for the man
who wilrully falsifes in maxim. out his
income ak statement for tho govern
ment. The government more tna1 any
other age cy, meets willing the demand
of the taA payer who says ~ will" by
declaring that the other man must. /"
Most people are willing to sa. that
the wonderful victory that has been
won by the force of American arms
is worth the cost a apportionee to the
individual pocket book.
Most Kenosha people are going to
meet willingly and with a patriotic
pride their obligations. The man who
would skulk behind subtle. fuge to
escape doing his part, must be smoked
out inSo the open and forced to pay his
full share of the burden.
1t may be hard for you to make up
an income statement-the government
is going to send men to help you do it
and their advice is going to be given
free. You may feel that the govern
nent would never miss the few dollars
hat you'd pay-the are millions just
ike you--and the few dollars that you
Night be able to steal from the govern
nent if every man stole, it would mean
he difference between meeting the gov
rnment's obligations and national
bankruptcy. 1t is your privilege and
7our duty to do your part. The gov
Tnment is going to insure you that lag
gards, jugglers and violators Of the law
viii not get away with it.
Get your income tax statement now.
Fill it out with your best patriotism
md your full working conscience as
your guide and then send check to the
collector for the amount of you, tax.
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