The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-29
Views of Others
THEIR INTERESTS SIMILAR.

Many times there comes TO nina the
erroneous idea on the part of many
employees that their interests and those
of their employers are Numerically
opposite. Doesn't it seem reasonable
that if the employer succeeds and is
prosperous that those in his employ
are naturally bound to receive GER
tain amount of the profits? In these
days a man can not run business and
deny at least some part of the earn
ings to those in his employ. ! We
mean by this that he can not retain
his help if he absolutely refused to
pay them at least as good a wage as
they can receive in some similar in
dustry. He does not necessarily have
to put bonus system into effect be-
cause the latter idea is sometimes
misleading. There are occasions when
many firms pay good wages and
salaries whereas another firm may pay
less to its employees but give a bonus.
In the very nature of things the in
terests of the employer and employee
lie along the same lines-that is, one
can not prosper without the other re-
ceiving some of the benefits. And yet
in how fews eases do we find that the
great mass of employees agree certain
! legislation or conditions of govern
ment which the employer favors, is
good thing. Generally we find both
sides Incl up differently.
Take the situation in Wisconsin, for
instance: Doesn't it seem logical that
if the manufacturers complain of too
high taxes the payment of such have
to come from somewhere? If bust
ness in this state can make more
money everybody is ahead. If too
great percentage of the taxes come
from large industries these same con-
Germs must necessarily make a saving
somewhere along the line. And in
the process the very men who are
voting to retain the high taxing of
industry are taking money from their
own pocketbooks.
Suppose that the workingman does
have a higher exemption on his in
come and thus saves few dollars. If
the cost of manufactured articles and
various other things that the working
man has to buy is increased, this
alleged saving simply disappears or is
absorbed in the greater cost of living.
But so far this idea has not found any
favor with thousands of men in Wis
consin, who some way conceive that
in some miraculous manner the heavy
taxes loaded on industry are borne by
these large concerns The truth is
that the extra cost comes right back
as usual on the ultimate consumer.
Some day he'll wake up to the real
situation, and a host of bogus re-
formers will be swept out of Office
Racine Journal News.
TAX PROBLEM is GRAVE MATTER.
The tax problem is one of the
gravest problems which the city, the
county, the state and the nation have
to face. Each one of these parts of
the government needs money to carry
on its work and it is up to the citi-
zens to dig up. There is no kick COM
ing from the citizens generally on
payment of taxes unless they can not
see where their money is being spent
wisely. Then there is big kick and
righteously too.
The federal government under the
Coolidge administration has been cut
ting expenses and also cutting the tax
rate to keep from expressing the tax
payers. The state of Wisconsin has
been doing exactly opposite as the tax
payer will see when he pays his taxes. |
BY juggling taxes from one thing to
another the Blaine gang is making
big boiler on how there will be no
state tax, but Mr.. Voter should wait |
before he sends Blaine a letter of con-
graduation until he pays his taxes
Ashland Daily News.