South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
THE LOGICAL METHOD.

The plan submitted by PRIEST Harding for raising
funds for the compensation of soldiers is the logical
one; logical not only for this purpose but for the
great bulk of federal expenses
The sales provides definite and certain
method of payment instead Of the clumsy and
stupid plans Of the regular revenue measure which
seek to delude the consumer into believing that he
is not being hurt
No congress has ever been real frank with the
people in its taxation policies Both parties have
offended 10y endeavoring to sugar-coat the bitter
dose.
The result has been that the country has paid
vast sums for an expensive collection agency and
that the burden has always fallen where it Will al
ways fall. upon the consumer.
Every dollar raised for taxation is ultimately
added the of living
There may be occasional instances in which the
incomes of idlers are reached for inconsderabIe
sums but this nation has real idle class
Most of the dollars in America working just
as men the job and if the man who works
for wages believes that he escaping because some
gigantic fortune in huge lump sum he will
discover later that this tax finds reflection in his
rents his food or his clothing
The sales tax is the simple method and the honest
method OF saying to all the people that under the
present economic system taxes are laid uron the
things which are used both necessities and Iuxures
The sales tax does away with the necessity Of
vast army of office holders who increase the cost of
government
The president is right in pointing out this method
as the only plan 10y which funds can be raised to
pay this just debt to the men who served in the
Great war.
The plan is more to be commended than the yigor
I'm which il suggested. 1t is 10 be regretted
that the president did demand that the COM
pensaton be paid and point to the debt ais one
which is Just as urgent, if not more urgent than
the payments of bonded interest and claims of con-
tractors
It is lamentabIe that ne should attach TO the
sound recommendation of tangible way TO raise
funds the declaration eff congress will nor adopt
such plan it would be wise 20 let the legislation
over until there is a situation which viii Justify
the large outlay"
That hints TOO strongly of am invitation to the
foes of the bonus to kin it 10y quarreIng over the
sales tax as opposed TO the other plans before that
body.
1t may be remembered that along In 1918 when
these youths were being taken from their homes
and their jobs and billions were being raised 10 buy
bullets and shrarnel there was mo- voice raised that
that matter so over until large outlay would be
justified
These men did not wait then. They should NOT
wait now
The president has pointed the way. The sincerity
Of the majority which is i'm IF congress can
be measured by The outcome. IT The members, Of
consress believe this country owes this debt the
men will get ii through the sales TAX
If they with Mellon and the other foes they
will simply try 10 raise lot OF dust over this tax
and the men will get nothing
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