The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-18
PERCENTAGES AND THRIFT

THIS IS National Thrift Week aud within another week hIf a ,c,~.
taxes become delinquent unless paid. II " c needed anything to bring
are not without other reminders. The state taxpa,ers assocnuou r pub.
the increase in various kinds Of taxes In the decade from 1879 to 1890 are
shown IN alarming percentage Various political apHants aud opanza-
tone are tuning up the Instruments that presently wiz be producing a bed
lam o taxation Jazz We are bsug told. directly and by Inference. that
taxes are higher in New Mexico than anywhere else that ~ are. the original
company or martyrs and that We are headed directly for destruction. Maybe
we are. Hut It Is worth while TO Keep the facts before D. by knowing the
Facts N fouorinH the course they Indicate perhaps we an escape complete
disaster certainly We cannot scnpc anything By foohng ourselves Or by
pormitlnz ourselves To be fooled.
The greater part Of the ontcty against heavy taxes Is being directed at
dnchuona c"ts ana the amount OF tho Increase thereof Maybe this Is
all correct But lot as lot forget that only a few short months ago we
were offered an amendment to he constitution strictly limiting increases FOR
In matters that are confined strictly 10 the meaning conveyed by hume
elements enter Hnou the equation such as the rights 2f a child to happiness
and an equal chance with his fellows 1t becomes more Or .hss dangerous 90
The taxpayers association. IN an earnest effort "a 10 something the
"Nctn nature Of which Be- nt mlb understood. conitnucs to show that our in
orl'd aSS per cent from 1910 to 1890 ne OF the tables shows
oainy per child per year in his state for schooling remains tho lowest OF
M the Rocky Mountain states
Then too when We consult he chart itself We find that the eaus total
outlay FOR education in 1919 was s2siGsS7: That wps a per capita ev-
rcnc for school Of Is ccnut Il was not eN"cl, ADEQUATE. M -
The chart shows that in 1890 this Rte educational outlay had Increased
'9sl per Gem O 60 Sit?7StoSs or TO a per capita outlay Tor such education
81 fflo IN Increase :" '5s pr cent standing alone Is something awful
When u i- shown that such Increase is based ON IL primary figure Of rs
cents per capita Tor schools 1t Is something else again
The taxes ae too hgh. That's certain The burden is too great
Tlpts certain Economies are both desirable and necessary That's Ger
tain We voted By 100000 majority against Limiting school taxes That's
certain W" vote by a large majority In favor o a '2ooo"oo bond issue tor
roads That. certain Lots he reasonable oven AT taNpoying time
Iuot in this state s rot uo reduce educational outlay. but to increase he
ptducuon from that outlay: thot high cost Of education Is never as expensive
the bottom out Of uN,sora prices kn farm uronts % shut down The mines
Ignorance lid not IF he work that brought about those disasters; ignorance
ambitions
It is possible TO figure out mau things ia percentage. that vii. stand mp
under analysis. u s possible to blame ar troubles 10 many causcso other
Than our own ,nortcpmings
when t comes to nguring ont the rights Of eur children and our duty
he rockcncd with when personal political and financial Iutcrcms begin 20
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