El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-18
THE CONSUMER PAYS THE PRICE:
CUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT TAXES

Evidence accunulates that attorney general A. Mitchell
II Palmer wrong when he predicted an immediate De
cline u the pce Of necessities Statistics reveal that aa
ara IN food costs were greater during the month OF
IaursTy than any single month Of 1919 Movements
inaueursted number Of cities to restrict buying faea
any effect On soaring prices, ieadng % me con
cusion the demand end Of the law OF supply ana oe
rand is where the remedy hes THIS don't ouy cam
aigu Is destructive IN more ways than and IS bound
to end IN harm than good
To solve the problem it VIII be necessary to put III oper
alton Tie basic economic law tt certain that general
fan IN prices only be brought about BY freeing business
Of the heavy penalties which are now attScned ny the gov
eminent Under the unprecedented burden Of taxation
which TIE country carrying there no incentive 10
increased production and without more production there
an be no hope for relief Production IS penazed under
our present system for the larger the income Of any person
OF corporation the heavier is the percentage Of taxation
It IS clear law Of economics which ought to be clear
TO any one that the pays the entire tax on every
purchase he makes So also does the consumer pay the N
cone taxes Of the producer and the seller On every article
purchased good margin goes to the government ID one
way OF another and long this is true, nothing can
Be- ACCOMPLISHED IN the way Of bringing down prices to
anything like the old standard
We an realize that the country's debts must be
paid bat It Is mistake 10 harness al the war cost on
one generation The benefits Of the war VII be shared
BY future generations much OWL and N years 10
come the country VIII be in much better position to pay
than It IS now
M Hoover has advised Europe to 90 to work If she
desires 10 save herself advice along that line Is not
needed here for e are work and hard at work And
We would Be working still harder were II not Tor the tact
that industry is so heavily taxed. Give business half
chance get normal BASIS N 1uCA 4allhr-
time than many consider possible. Reduce taxation OF
necessities whether IN the form Of tariff income taxation
OF any other system and prices VIII drop accordingly
Tie farmer the manufacture, the transportation hnes
and the merchant all pay taxes every commodity and
each tsc TO his price the amount Of his taxation Is 1t
any wonder that by the time the product gets to the con-
suuer the price Is staggering
There other ways for the government to meet It's
bills thar to place all the burden the CONSUMER One
av is to collect interest the s50oooo00oo we have
leaned to Europe Reduction Of expenditures TOO, VII be
necessary 20 meet the situation. It is time for the govern
snt 70 abandon makeht devices and get down to con
structiTe policies
M Hoover writes to friend that 10 Californian car
become a Briton he might have added that no Iowar
can become Californian You native son" o.
nothing
The country Is an eiuttsred up with men who have
broken With Wilson
Mr. wilson's absosss vas pretty bad, but it appear
It did not need Lansing.
Those women Who dent believe women ought to vot'
don't have t.
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~ Sneat