Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-07-14

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1slo-Corporation tax ........S 2O95l. $50 81
19ll-Corporatlon tax ........ 33jl6. 7G59
19l2-Corporation tax ......... .S.5Na.@6h.73
1N9-CorIorat tax ........ 35.CgG, ,o9y. "a
NN4-Corporatiun excise tax. 1851 0T1.22
1ol<-CorpOration income tax 81 4GG. to-. 81
1slt-lndividual income tax. y 3i3. IA IS
lsl5-Emergcncy reNcnIe...,.. 52,"C9. i2d %
19l5-Corporation In ONE tax 80 l,G.b9j II
l9l5-lndividual income tax. Il l,0i6, 1862 %
lel6-Emergency reNcnue..... Hc7S. .301 10
1pl6-Corporation income tax 81, ,993, ,G57. .99
19l6-Individual income tax. s.. .9iS 59i. .63
1sl7-Emergency revenue. 81 G.991553.SS
1g7-Corporatlon income tax 1887 $3.50
I9l7-IHhiv vidual Income tax $50. los $40 10
1NS-lncome and excess prof
Its tax NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2.SSS go. .S9i.2 .29
ol9-Income and excess prof
It's TAX OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,bg6 OCS, IO2 70
The number of corporations max
ing income tax returns showing tax
able income, aggregated J2,l0S in the
calendar year 1909. and that number
Increased to 232 OT9 for the calendar
year 1917. The number of individuals
making personal Income tax returns
aggregated 357,59S for the calendar
year 1913, and that number increased
to S,4T2, 500 for the calendar year 1917.
For the fiscal year 1909 the total
ordinary receipts aggregated $603, ,5S9,-
489.S4. Of which $300,7l1 .033.95 came
from customs duties, $246, IL, $3.50
came from internal revenue, and the
balance was received from the sale Of
public lands and other miscellaneous
items; whereas, for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1919. the total re-
ceipts from customs amounted to $lS4,.
Ab7, ,S61.30. while the internal revenue,
including Income taxes and corpora
tion and excess profits taxes, amounted
to $3.S39. .9IO,6l20j
So you will see that until 1910 the
money YOU paid toward the support
Of the government was slipped away
from you 80 easily that you hardly
knew anything about II. You did not
know that you were paying taxes to
the national government.
Indirect taxation is the most 60
ductive form Of raising public rev.
enue. You never came In contact with
the federal government except when you
bought a postage stamp. But now you
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q soda fountain. or q bottle Of medI-
cine, or sand a telegram, or make q
long distance telephone call, or per-
form any one Of score Of other nor
NAL activities Of daily life. Some
thing must be put In the kitty for the
government. Its annual rakeoff runs
into the billions. You pay It and the
government spends It.
But all that part Of the party u
about over now. The oysters have
been eaten and put In the bill. They
must be paid for. II is perfectly clear
tAAt In the future BY far the greater
part Of the revenue required for con.
Naeting the public business must come
9Tom direct taxes. II Is also clear
tAat the ordinary expenses for run
sing tie government will In future
UEObably exceed four billion dollars q
yOAr. That 10 q lot Of money to taka
O1t Of your pockets, and mine. Hadn't
10 better see what 10 done with II, and
Whsther We can save any of III Con
WrOss. which u very far.sigh'ed, anA
aAle. when tie own skin is concerned.
. distinguish q hawk from a hGnA
INV at q very great distance, II b.
sinning 70 take notice.