Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-24

lower texes ! have sitelled Honeet
il ths system sc are working undl
Is NOT a.i wsons ana tnai ihsge Is
better system 8 more equitable or
for raislas she ueeessal5 msnsy ,
run ihe notifications government
we arr working under
We are taSed 70 support the fed
epl governments Sc are taxed % sup
post ias state government we ans
taxed % support ghe county eovem-
msni ara .aNee g appest tie city
government We ere tazed - support
the school soserament we are taxed
20 support thc highway government
And al the taxes Gre laid Oh our labals
10 Improve our living conditions
Out here there IS q lot of govern-
nent land devoted 10 raising iaci,-
ranhiies malosnakes and sase brush.
There are no taxes levied Oh 1t az an.
But ict q man file On this band AMI
pui fence around j, and he has 10
Commence paying taxes. and more.
over every fima he clears away
little sagebrush, plants a little crop
or tree. or builds house or barn
BE- has 70 pay more taxes Every
days work De puts IN on the land
ard every cent be spends on The land
means inst that much more he SIN
have 10 pay saxes on. It IS an in
plain sight q everyone and he cnn
not ESCAPE paving a penny By the
time the farmer has lmprov bis
place untn & u III and descent
place g liYg On and produces fruit
Tor his famllys uao ard aoeop fer
payment of the labor put ia. ne has
an Investment Of something near
$4,000 ard his taxes take lis ton
every year Ru, II be is rich man.
Or even If De y q iahorlng nan With
$4,000 he can invest thar money IN :
tnx-exempt securities ana not nay ore g
cent IN the way Of taxes IN otaer 6
words, the government says IL you !
work hard 70 feed the HUNGRY world &
md baiid a nice place 70 live IT. YOU d
must nay The government FOR doing e
20, bur If you VIII put your money G
a sax-eyempi securities ana work FOR o
.omc one you win not have 70 pay A
axes Funny, isn't ~ Il
e@@s
OF course. merchant has pay
axes. too. Iie has TO pay on the
'aue or the merchandise be CARRIES
bat he has the advantage over the m
afmer because whatever his taxes ID
ne IS added TO the selling price OF ci
Ms merchandise ard IL does not come 70
'ut q his pocket But the a., nee ~
nnnet sack on the price OF his taxes 81
o the products he sells Something
wrong here. it Is not right fair nor II,
uFt thar one man can do somethine -,
lndsr the law Chat another cannot 40. w
Again, at the time taxes arc levied
n the stocks Of merchants the stocks n
an be run way down. only 10 he i,
eplenished after the tax statement !,
in but the farmer cannot denie,e =,
.is stocks and his values the SANG
ray
There are at4s persons living ~
lincoln county and during tie year sh
'22. there was collected in taxes
'om these people Tor state. county eii
Mage highways and schools. tho pa
ana Of i27i59s5s. or an AVERAGE Of
ss- from every man. woman ana
ma 30 the county Besides tbs chow
ga the indirect tax that Is l.yiea
r The federal government Just give
't iiiue Thought. over $50
eek from every man. woman ana
.'d 20 fbe county Tor taxes.
ee4e
Irle thfse tres can b. reduced
ID Hil be reduced bgf if docs sesio
az aoiqe seit N syslem should be
Nsei ~ f1ppof the a0gernmtnta
faoef pai''0s q penalty oo nan
q abor
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