The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-12-08
FEDERAL REDUCTIONS
SAVE CITIZENS NOTHING
"a
crATE AND LOCAL LEVIES IN
CREASE MORE THAN OFFSET
THE NATIONAL TAX CUT.
PAY OUT OVER SEVEN BILLIONS
People of United States Now Assess
ed More Than Any Others Except
The British, With Rates Mounting
Steadily Every Year.

ed More Than ANY Otners Except
The British, With Rates Mounting
Steadily Every Year.
Despite the fact that Uncle Sam
has become devoted to the policy Of
cutting dollars into the pockets Of
American citizens by reducing federal
taxes. the bill of the nation is slowly
bpt steadily increasing. The fact is
that the average American now pays
more taxes than the inhabitant OF any
other country with the exception Of
England.
Americas total tax burden last year,
estimated at approximately $780,
100000, is rapidly approaching the
neak Of the period of world war ex-
nenditures. The total cost of operat-
mo all our forms of government dur
inc that time was $4,000, 100000 a
year.
Reaching Into Citizens Pockets.
While Uncle Sam is striving to re-
duce the nations tax burdens other
agencies are reaching into the pockets
Of American citizens and taking there
from more and more money each year.
These agencies are the state, county
and city or town governments.
Local taxes, it has been revealed by
survey made by the National Indus
trial Conference Board, in New York
citv form the heaviest burden of the
taXpavers. They are increasing so fast
that they more than offset the de-
creases in federal taxes Local taxes
were S3,601 100000 in 1923, but in
creased to $3748,000,000 in 1924.
States taxes of 1892, 100000 i'll 1928 in
creased to S1,064, 100000 in 1924. Dur
ing the same period federal taxes de-
creased from $3,223,000,000 to $685.
100000
Only Millions in 1890.
In 1890 the federal government col
lected $374,000,000 in taxes. In 1919
the sum of $4,000, 100000 was collect
ed but last year the total decreased
to S3,005,OO0000. AT the same time
the federal government reduced its
tax collections 40 per cent between
the years 1919 and 1924.
But while federal taxes decreased
after they increased, state and local
taxes have increased steadily. The re-
suit is state governments now take IL
times as much money from the Amer
lean people as they did IS years ago.
and the various city, town, village,
township, borough, parish, school,
road, parb% and other district authori-
ties require nine times as much to pay
their expenses as they did a genera
ton or so ago. 800 an
Last year total of $3,748,OOO, 600
was collected by the local authorities
in the United States-more than three
times as much as was collected by all
the state authorities put together On
the other hand, since 1890 taxes col
lected bv the states have increased
more than 1000 per cent, while. that
of the local governments have increas-
ed a little more than 800 per cent.
Took More Than U. S.
Back in 1890 the local and federal
taxes were nearly the same-S5/4'-
100000 for the federal government
and S405. 100000 for the local authorl-
ties. But last year the cities and town
ships took $600,000,000 more from the
pockets of the, people than did the ted
eral government.
On the basis of the purchasing pow
er OF the dollar in 1928 the following
comparison may be made; 80
1918 l9Z4
Federal j.. 5000, 100000 $1,S94,000, 0 00O
State - 307 900, 900 651,000,000
Local 1.219,OOO,0OO 2,2940OO,0OOJ
Reduced to 1913 dollars the tax bill
for each person for 1924 amounted to
$43.43. :,
Americans pay three times as much
taxes as Italians, more than twice as
much as Belgians, and half again as
much as the French, but slightly lesS
than the English. The per capita hg-
ures for 1923-l924 are as follows
Italy, $l4.28; Belgium, $l7.I6: France France.
$29.55 United States, $45.z/; e'rea'
Britain, $500.