Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-02-07
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Legislature;

Madison. Wis.-Two income tax
bills. each calculated 10 raise s6.500.-
coo annually and 20 wipe out all taxes
for general purposes on state proper
Is. were introduced in the legislature.
Senator II. J. Stevenson. lola. intro
duced one Of the bills in the upper
house. while Speaker John l. Dahl.
Rice lake. offered the other bill in
the assembly.
While both measures aim 10 accom-
plish the same things. their provisions
are widely dissimilar IN many re-
.pects. Each bill. however. provides
for raising exemptions under the
present income tax law from $1,000 TO
81 500 for the head OF a family and
from $500 20 $500 for each minor
child or dependant. but the exemption
Of $500 for a single person remains.
The Severson bill Is radically diff
ferent than any proposed law that has
been given publicity. In its inception.
a. Is a surtax measure affecting in
comes over $4,000. The Dahl bill is
straight income tax measure
throughout
Easy on Small Incomes.
II IS estimated that the Severson
bill viii raise ss.500.O 900 through a
system Of surtaxes which falls lightly
upon the smaller incomes. but in
creases TO Il per cent on individual
incomes in excess Of $4,000. Il wipes
out all state taxes on general property
and shifts the burden TO incomes.
Mil taxes FOR the support OF the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. Normal schools
and common schools are abolished.
The Severson bill would not repeal
the personal property Offset. as pro-
posed in the Dahl bill The Dahl bill
would repeal the secrecy clause Of
the present income tax Law. a sep
arate bin has been presented by
Senator Severson 10 accomplish this
end. In its various provisions the
Severson bill aims 10 carry out the
platform pledges OF the Republican
party. The tax on stock dividends
that IL proposes. would raise $4,000
GOO a year. IL is estimated. In add
tion 20 the normal income tax, corpor-
atoms would pay a surtaX rate Of 4
Der cent upon all taxable incomes in
excess OF $1,000. The normal income
tax on corporations Is progressive.
ranging from 10 per cent The
Severson bill provides a surtax in ad-
dition 20 this amount
The special surtax now in effect for
supporting the state teachers retire
ment fund law would be repealed and
this fund replenished BY earnings
under the Stevenson bin.
The Dahl bin proposes a straigh-
income tax ranging from 4 10 20 per
cent on incomes.
Offset Repeal is Issue.
The chief difference OF opinion viii
center about the question Of whether
the personal property Offset should be
repealed as proposed in the Dahl bill
The tax on smaller incomes under the
two measures IS about the same, the
Severs0n bills provision falling slight
Is easier on the ordinary person.
Under the Severson bin. married
man with no dependents and an in
come OF $4,000. Is allowed an eXemp-
ton on his normal income OF $1,000
and would pay a normal tax OF $3.50
on $500. In addition 10 this. under
the Severson bill. he Is allowed an
exemption OF $4,000 before the surtax
rates become effective. He then would
pay a tax on $4,000 az the rate Of
per cent on the first thousand and III
Ter cent on the second thousand.
This would be a surtax payment Of
SIS. In ali. he would pay s6S.50. Tn
der the Dahl bill. a man with a $1,000
income. under the same circumstances
would pay So.
Blaine Names Inspection Committee.
Appointments OF the legislative visit
ing committee charged with inspection
Of all state charitable. penal and edu-
cational institutions. has been an
nOunced by Gov. Blaine
Those named on the committee are:
Senators-C. 3. Casperson. Frederic,
and J. L. Barber. Marathon county;
Assemblymen-Fred c. Smith. Ash
land. Gustav Zittlow. West DePere;
John Camper. Medford. and Alex c.
RuffinC. Milwaukee.
Before the legislature takes up con-
sideration % problems involving the
state charitable and penal institutions
this committee visits each with view
TO determining conditions under which
inmates are living
Assemblyman Sixtus Lindahl offered
two bills. one asking repeal OF the
state bureau OF the blind and proyid-
ang that the care OF the blind be placed