Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-26
TAX RTLLS MERE MAKESHIFT

The ambition of most of embryo statesmen at
Madison seems be to introduce taxation bills Before
election they tell their constituents that they going
to fix things that few of the rich people will pay
about all the taxes and they will be relieved OF most OF
their burden So with the opening of each session
bills in and unfortunately some that have little
merit passed and tnen the people suffer All
people, rich and poor alike share the benefits OF this
and should help pay it's expenses in proper
ton. to their ability. And taxation problem has yet
been solved whereby taxes shifted entirely onto
class of people, If some escape the direct tax they get
it in indirect way, they pay just the same.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette IN recent issue discusses
the matter of taxation prompted by the last bill ntreduc
THE latest tax BILL says, "hits the small income
tax payer right between the eyes. Osensiby it is to
make the corporations 1t frankly strikes at all state
industry It is predicted the mistaken idea that all
who factories getting rotten rich 1t attempts to
show tie farmer and the wage that he will be
eved of taxes to the last penny On hand we have
the Wisconsin commissioner of agriculture saying that
what we need of the natural of the
state On the other have the authors OF the tax bill
Growing the scheme to drive industry from Wscon
SIM It's spokesman Socialist member of the assembly
from Milwaukee. He goes into ecstacies the bill
"This. tax bill provides for repeal of the personal
property offset It will bring great deal more money
into the state treasury for extravaganza and
money piled up Madison and state banks to the tempta
ton of the emergency board and the legislature The
of automobile will pay three times on his machine
first his license chen the weight personal property
tax and again another tax when the gasoline tax bill IS
passed as will be- lie he of 81 900 and is
SINGLE he will also pay income tax he is married
and $1,000 he will pay more in addition. He
has way of getting back, and offset The public
utilities have method of getting even because they
under the protecting wing of the railroad commission
They increase rates. matter what the taxes,
to still make per cent profit by the aid of that
mission and then take out of the public by increasing
fares So also railroads, telephone companies, ele
graph corporations and others having to do with selling
public service But the thrifty person who saves and
VITO gets into the income tax has way of passing
along the taxation buck
every time the legislature gives the corporations
smashing bow often does the small taxpayer or the
man who does not pay any taxes at all, but rents and
struggles to exist add to the cost of his living The blow
misses the corporation chin and hits the small taxpayer
the The bullet misses it's intended victim and
wounds the man with the dinner pail That's the result
in practice no matter how elegant it looks in theory.
'The taxation question is just where it has always
been in Wisconsin, makesh for the last session of the
legislature in hand Taxation ought to be worked out in
more orderly 1t will be done under the
dome of the capitol by few adventures in govrnment
who speak trite phrase trppngly on the tongue
about making the rich pay. Rich and poor should be
made to pay in accordance with their means, based in
government that is not experimenting in ex1avagances
That result can be accomplished by commission study
ing the question and reporting the findings and hearings
when all these points considered. We might get
approximately just and equitable tax law then But
will not get it from assault industry which both
utility and industry lodges, and the blow falls the
innocent bystander." Amigo Journal.