The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-01-20
THE NEW TAX LAW GROWING IN
POPULARITY AS ITS EFFECTS
ARE WITNESSED.
Public Daily Reminded Of Savings
They Are Making Because of
Laws Provisions.

They Are Making Because of
Laws Provisions.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18-The new
tax law enacted by the special ses-
sion of the Republican Congress is
growing daily in popular favor. Even
those who bitterly critized it at the
time of it's enactment have, in the
cooling off period, taken second
thought and are agreed that it has
very commendable measure. That
blazes the way to still further reduc-
tions in public taxes.
The man in the street is already
we'll aware of the fact that the Re
publican Congress lifted a burden
from his pocket book which was
irritating day by day and which, in
the aggregate, amounted to quite a
sum at the end of the year. He is
perfectly aware that he no longer
pays tax of 10 per cent when he
buvs a drink at the soda fountain, or
a plate of ice cream; that he no
longer pays tax when he visits the
drug store and purchases medicine,
tooth paste or like preparations
Millions of persons realize, and
none more so than the women, that
they no longer pay 10 per cent tax
when they buy umbrellas, parasols,
bonnets, silk stockings, knit goods,
underwear, kimonaS, petticoats or
waists. And men are aware that they
are no longer held up for 10 per
cent in the purchase of hats, caps,
shoes, socks, shirts and like articles.
The woman is also perfectly aware
that she no longer pays tax upon
perfumery and cosmetics. The fam
!, ily no longer pays tax of 5 per
cent on pianos, monographs and
!, musical instruments. The children
of the family are aware they no long,
er pay tax upon sporting good OF
anv kind. The head of the house
hold knows that he no longer pays
l tax on life, fire, accident, burglar OF
= other forms of insurance, upon which
2 he has been paying a tax of pei
1 cent on every 500 of the face of the
E policy.
!, The travelling man know that wher
: he BUYS his railroad ticket he M
e longer pay 8 per cent tax. The
: shipper is perfectly aware that ne nj
y longer pays tax Of B per cent OF
e freight charges, or 5 per cent OF
n express charges.
: So it goes down the line. Thu
). American public is being saved $50,
S 600 a day which they have hithert
a paid out in taxes on express ship
f ments, 81 100000 a day which the,
S have paid as taxes on freight charges
!. 5000 600 a day which they hav
y hitherto paid for the privilege o
: buying railroad tickets,
e All these reductions and man
It more not mentioned, which went in
e to effect the first day of Januar!
It have brought the American peopl
T. face to face with the realization tina
= the Republican Congress in its specls
session went long way toward re
deeming the pledges of the party !
the campaign of 1920 that one of tn
first acts of the administration woul
u be to lesson the heavy burden
taxation that rested upon the incom
- of every individual and was especia
~ lv heavy upon the head of the fan
IS lily. :,
* Notwithstanding all these redu
~ tions which are now apparent thel
is vet the greatest reduction to tai
place. which will become very re
along about March when every cit
zen is making out his income tt
on report. Then the man at the head
ut the family will shower blessings u
in on the last special session of Co
IN, gress. For he will find that his e
on emptions on income have been
hn
id dependents and his exemptions t
ny dependents have been increased frc
i'll 5000 to $500. This applies to
ty married men with incomes of $50
he or less a year, which includes pre-
ably so per cent of all heads
families.
Under the operations of these
creased exemptions, married m
with a family of six, and with an
come of $4,000 year, would pay
income tax. His initial exemption
head of the family would be ST.
and with S40O each for his six CT
dren would bring his total exen
lions to $4,000.
Republican leaders in both brancl
of Congress who helped write t
new tax bill are perfectly confident
its complete vindication at the han
of the American public and they
, assured that before the current "
is very far along the enactment
this law will be one of the great
assets the Republican administrat
has. Reducing taxes practically S8(
100000 this year is no small accc
plishment and the Republican Q
, gress is confident of the approval
the great mass of American t
payers.
Next year under the provisions
the law over S500,000,000 will
clipped from the public's tax bill
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