The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-28
3-Cent.
Postage
Believed Certain In New
Taxation Legislation
Sales Tax to Go By the
Boards.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(CorYr'rht by Th- I1teIiscncer)

Washington. July Tax programs
A.. IKE time. .AalcS subject 70 change
1riaout ro'irN Eu' crrtaiH 7-'-c,ri">
-ar4 been agrset ~" D., President
Harding ard -d~,,"r~f-.; m leaders
which can become guidance - taxpayers
Those 2-'rrtp'es rs Sx2!at1"" a. 'h-
White House Do not n",eSSari', oo-'7'n'
'hs administration % cur and d-;"d
procedure which VII prevent \ change
- mind. In other words nothing is 1a-
a until 4 IS actually IN the bill chs:
passes both houses. but 50 ttr a. ANYONE
ran ror~see indeed. me h-St Judgment
"a, can ee rlarShailct at present. leads
% the following conclusions.
First. the excess profits tax rrT>, h-
.cpeAed. This action viii ne ;ahcn nrt
merely because the revenue from Ok
.'eSs profits has diminished 70 such IN
extent that il compares unta !orobly
With the immense amount Of damage
Zone to business as UhC,r through the
restraints placed upon Individual enter
Prise. initiative and eAporSlon.
Three Cont Postage
Second. the return 20 three cent post
.Se toy drSt class mail. This stop ls 20
=" ,aAcn r~,urLan''y r. the krpu ollcan
'frr:HistCat.N" for itr >N-"Sd Albert
sidney Ru-'.~or. ,,Hs,maS:tr general
.nler 'he pc"'0c-:,;!' administration
'ook or N" extra cent md The .c1r -
'~at Democratic Car'CI:cu orators Will
point 70 the extra postage a. u sign that
Ne poor nlaGS burdens hav" not been
decreased out tar-~l>",!. Nevertheless
-.
"1uc producer and - tn" brs: means "
getting better poStai service. Will Hays
re new postmaster general. IS tryinE TO
p-cd2ce an eGhct"Y, postal service and
> making good h"adway. He finds Il
necessary I" sT"0d 'urr>y ,o set rStici =
.HCy. lie h1> H--& 's.i b.. business mo n
90 ahead ~. 'r,T- ~ ichC!t hgt d.
liver the mail on tire. 50 ;AS p-i-c oc
efficiency is an extra cent on posca &c.
The general opinion IS that the stamp
..,N vi! hardly be Celt.
Third. a cutting down ot the large
surfaces. The hardest thing in tho
S9-!d 10 explain 70 the average tax pay
80 Is me why and the wherefore OF a
IrtaN. The income tax blanks give no
nHliaE rs TO huw the s,:ientiic TAX ex-
;.N-ts devised = ard AK payer doesn't
,ce any particular scheme q: p"rron,-
90 behind =. The 'are" sur',,H.., have
.owCyer. operated liNH ne excess pr"H's $
,Nc~ 70 d.s'r'y In.;l1tivr A. ~. vv-y
'lms when men nt capital SH"ur! D
Sing II TO promote A;ucrlCan+s sc
-i,lrS employment - IN" un"mp!uycd
md starting the Wheels &: business and
rduS'ry on II" road 20 sound and un-
"A,cd prosperity. That thee viii b" 4
A!munitIon "t large SGrtA1cS can De tax
~ for granted.
No Sales Tax
Fourth. al. the schemes so- sa."S TX.
turnover tax, production tLH or con-
>Imcr's aH VIII go by the boards.
that's the trend At present. The admin
.S.ration mas liSunct 20 all the various
ANS proposed and attempted 70 ind
one tha, wouIdn', increase the burden
on the ultimate consurcc. The suspicion
-lSts that the IDEA ~ uneconomIc and
cads IN tn" end 70 double TAXATION. This
8 Stou,ly denied bat the truth that
b administration hasn't kc"n con-
,.nrcd and thu tendency IS 10 forget
neSH VARIOUS NalcS and cocSuIn"rs taxes
aud Try 20 raise money oy other means,
Prcs,d"n: Nar4InS himself has tp.d
,>z>I"rS that h." do"Sn', oClt"vc r"H"t :
rom tax ourdca> cAa D. accomplished
~ new devices o. rather hy uea lax
proposals but ~ 4 rigid cutting dow n
- government expenditures. Tn" h!s-
ScSt nrtncIp'c underlying the whole tax
aroEra m - IN. battle Ak applied To To"
expenditure column. Hy every dollar
rat tho expense 2iU - dImnlShed. me
noun, that must - raised By TAXATION
$ reduced Mr.. Harding Insists ina:
when all Is said and done the best way
- reduce taxes - FOR tho GOv"ram"nt
20, 10 spend - runrh money. Ths drive
fo- economy makes hcad"ay for 4 !l'tiC
ahiic. however. only 20 run ~ aSalaS.
ONE afcer-thewar snag or situations
,Lc that involved IN financing railroads
tr agriculture or The shipping board ard
Toe best lAIt plans so awry.
In a nutshell tax revision this year
will mean tax readjuS;ment--a transfer
~ the burdens and 4 more even diStri-
button In the hope that business tnccn-
!vc will De rcStor"d. Lower taxes tor
ne ration as Who'll" are stiil in tho
-sain OF conjecture hui a rcnrramE"-
man, NJ taxes may c.S' business SON"
measure OF relief AMI permit cIpHu"',u