The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-28
88h %
IS USED
AT HOME
Only SOC Out of Each S1OO
Paid Goes to The State


alyzed the tax figures for Lake coun-
ty 1t is shown that SSik per cent
of the taxes paid by Lake county
property owners is used right at
home where the taxpayer has
chance to know and help determine
for what this money is spent. Only
one-half Of one per cent or so cents
out of each 500 taxes goes to state
salaries and administrative expen-
ses. A balance of the money raised
by the state goes for purposes
county.
Here are the figures:
Taxes paid in this county for
state purposes:
sState salaries and administration
expenses. s32.O37.74
xState highways. s124,951.94.
xState. educational. benevolent and
penal insts and soldiers memorial.
s757.SsS64
Total. s914,3ss.s2.
Taxes paid in this county for coun-
ty purposes:
Expenses Of county and county
government. s96s.so5.54
Roads and bridges. s227,1es.3o.
zTotal s1,1e1 .o90.S4.
zTaxes paid in this county for To-
cal purposes in towns, cities and
townships. s5.563.24s.4e.
Total taxes paid in this county.
s7.s5s.728.62.
Out of the taxes paid by each
~ 4r-
81 of one cent OF every dollar will
go to state salaries and expenses.
x11z cents of every dollar will go
to state highways.
x91z cents Of every dollar will go
to state education and benevolent in
stitutions.
1881 cents of every dollar will go
to local government and local expen-
ses-
sNOTEThe salaries Of judges
and prosecuting attorneys are paid
by the state and are therefore de-
Quoted in the above figures from
state salaries and added to county
expenses.
zThe above amount includes the
State School Fund. which is re-
turned to all counties in proportion
to school enrolment and averages
more than $4,000 to the county
Accompanying tho statistics is the
following summary OF the situation:
The republican party has been
trusted with the mana cement of the
states business since the last gen
eral election. and IN asking re-
newal OF your confidence as a tax
payer and voter. Il is only fair that
you be informed as to where your
money Is going.
1t is a common notion that a large
portion Of the taxes you pay. goes
to state expenses. On the contrary,
the truth is that only small part
Of your tax is used for any state
purposes whatever. and only about
one-fourth of one cent out OF each
800 taxes you pay to the county
treasurer is used for state salaries
and administrative expenses.
Most OF the money expended for
your government, whether state.
county. township. city or town. Is
raised by direct taxation upon your
personal and real property. No SEN
sible person will deny that the ex-
penses OF maintaining efficient gov
ernment, whether local or state. are
just as necessary as are the expen-
ses of our living or the operation of
our business. The all important thing
in each case is that we get the most
for our money
Those things which cause the cost
of living or the expense OF operation
Of private business to go up or down
have the same influence on the cost
of managing the business OF state
and local government. The war LEFT
many educat tional and benevolent in
stitutions in a rundown condition.
due to che impossibility Of keeping
them up at war prices. so that de-
layed improvements must now bs
made
Not only do many of the benefits
from state government go back TO
the various counties, but certain
funds are collected as a part of the
state levy. which are returned direct
to the counties. All circuit. criminal
superior and probate judges and all
well as the pay OF special judges,
come from the state treasury direct
to your county The tuition tax
fund, which amounts on an average
Of 1000 to the county. is returned
to each county in proportion to its
school enumeration. Thus IL is seen
that not only a small portion Of our
taxes goes to the state. but also that
the largest part of state taxes are
for benefits which como direct to
our own counties,
The portion of taxes collected for
county government goes almost en-
tireiy TO the general expense of the
county government and to bridges
and road repair.
While county government costs
as far more than that OF the state,
the heaviest load comes within cur
cities and towns, Our
roads are built largely by townships.
and the cost of schools is borne by
cities and towns, These
two items alone-roads and schools
are responsible for from one-half
to two-thirds OF all the taxes we
,ay.
Under the present tax Law, how
over, It 10 within the taxpayers
power TO regulate the amount of tax
% they pay, Every year the proper
officers in each town. city. township
and county determine the amount of
money they will need for each item
Of expense for the coming year.
These figures are published in your
newspapers If ten taxpayers "a
objections TO any of these a