Tombstone epitaph., 1921-12-18

The Arizona Taxpayers Magazine should receive de credit for article per capita in Arizona, which, if generally read and appreciated by the man. would spell step in the direction of practical tax reduction.
 Arizona with a population of 334OoO people raises proNmately $6000000. This constitutes per capita tax of $17S0 Consider. however that there 46O0O Indians in the state who pay taxes and with this fig
 taken into considerations the per capita jumps o over 5000
 Is the cost of government too much compared with the real benefits receved is question asked by the magazine. The figures presented have direct bearing upon the life of every citizen regardless of his position and his tax bil
 all purposes. $1S000000. By using the
 figures for population it is found that the per capita is over $6o. It can be readily pointed out by the magazine that thls Is not true figure for only certain people pay this amount and there less than 10000 the rolls of the On this basis the per capita is $400 It might the average that he has little interest in these figures He may pay only slight part of the $400 per capita he may be in the great majority that pays nothing. directly. He may
 think he is not interested but expression of the magazine. ''he has another think coming With white population of less than 300.0Oo people in Arizona conservative estimate of the number of caneIs heads of families. providers. is placed at 15000 ratio of four Tax burdens cxpcnS- They must be paid by business establishments prop crtv. industry and the professions. The bushes man from whom you buy pour shoes must pay his taxes. \ part of the price you pay for the shoes is for the chants To make of business. taxes must be paid and he shifted the back of the pa ron. It Is included in the general term of '.ovcrhead No member of society escapes these expenses. Every mothful of food he eat gallon of water he
 every collar that he may have aunder- cd carries tax expense.
 If every head of family could realize that for every member he is paying. in form another $60 per capita the problem in its serious aspect could be brought home to him. He may not be paying taxes. directly He may have cut his purchases the ileduc ble minimum. But he is still paying taxes For his ployer is paying and that account. is forced his wage in order weather the The business man. himself. may have his materially. ting his direct per capita quota but his patrons have done
 likewise The difference between earned and unearnel money is that which is made mp in taxes. They must be paid They must of the public pocket either out of hrough their reducton out of plivae industry. and private purchases.
 i The average man woman. in going upon shop ping tour discas that which they thing is excessive i'll price which they do not need Place the test to government! Is it worthy sixty dollars for every member of pour family! Are yoG getting that much m value from the government?
 There Is only one way 10 get value received for gov iel1lmenta expenses Every taypaycr-whicf means cry citizen-must watch the government weigh the costs and the needs of great public Improvements of added public expenses and of every other item that goes into the ultimate tax bi A little of this watching and the will take that second thought and put the brakes.-Bisbae Review.