Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-16
Single Women
Pay Big Taxes

who are married but who make re-
turns separate from their husbands.
Purposely, the figures ere combined So
that the income of each cannot be as
certained. but each Of them has an in
come somewhere between $1,0OO,O0O
and $1,500O00 year. In the same
class is a single woman.
The next In line are two women
classified as heads of families; which
means either widows with children, or
daughters supporting parents, broth
ers, sisters or other relatives. These
two ladies each receive income of from
half to 'three-quarters of a million dol
lars a year
Who Are They7
Now comes fascinating group
There are Is single women in one
classification each of whom has from
half to three-quarters Of a million dol
lars income year. with no one to sup
port and, apparently, not care in the
world. Who are they9 Tho printed
column Of statistics reveals nothing.
Are they actresses? Are they stars OF
the movies7 Are they only daughters
Of fond deceased parentss There are
10 of them somewhere in the United
States. You may be run oyee by ones
automobile.
There seems to be no lack of m'l-
lionaires among the women. In this
group. that is. class of women who
have approximately $1,0ec 900, the
single ladies again predominant. Mil
llonaires usually have incomes of
about 100000 year. There are 1911
of these single women who have such
incomes. Wives making separate re-
turns rank next. They number 174.
The way in which a family cuts down
ones opportunities TO amass Il fortune
Is strongly exemplified in the fact that
there are only so woman heads of
families who can lay claim to the mil
! lionaire class
Here Is Il curious fact which the In
cone statistics reveal. The term mill
lionatre has become a popular one in
the United States. 1t has certain
CLAM pr Apparently both men and
woman have striven particularly hard
to attain this classification. They nave
bent every effort TO reach II and, hav-
! ing done so. have not been 81 eager to
20 higher. This Is revealed by the fact
that the numbers Of millionaires are
out OF all proportion to the income
class either immediately below or inn
mediately above. This would Indicate
that the million mark has become
standard
Take the single girls, for instance
There are o. IN the class just under
the million mark, ISL In the million
class and only IS in the next higher
class. In the group of wives making
separate returns. there are 6S in the
submillion class. III In the million
class and only 81 In the next higher
class. The same is true of the heads
Of families. There are 20 in the sub
million class. so In the million class.
and only IL I'M tie next class above.
The rule is even more marked in the
case OF men, In the submiilIon class
there are Cos men. in the million class
| 1872, and in the next higher class only
$685. These are married men. The
single men show 113 In the subsaiHiaa
class. 290 in the million class and only
IS in the next class.
This IS the more striking in that the
income classes. as to every other
graduation Of Income, rise in about the
same ratio All except that million
mark
Many Are Stcnouraphers.
Probably the most fascinating fact
about the income of single women is
that tile great bulk OF siloSe havisg in
comes are In the stenographer class.
This Is a new ecn2omic development
Of the utmost interest. 06ly a few
years ago there was no such class OF
money earners at all. They are new
social phenomenon in the world. The
! statistics do not classify occupations
closely. but a shrewd guess can he
made from the size of the income.
Without exception, the most numerous
class of feminine taxpayers are single
women with net incomes ranging from
$1,000 to $1,000 year. 1t seems OBJ
vious that these are the stenographers
and private secretaries that decorate
the offices of modern business and help
make the wheels go round