Evening star., 1926-03-26

are mainly city receipts and pay
ments: and county taxes may in such
cases beA included in the comparison
without Violating seriously the princi-
pie that i'm comparing the Nasnlng'
fOnian's tax burden with that OF the
taxpayer of another city it is fair only
TO compare local taxes constituting
fund to which only municipai Lax.
payers contribute, and which is spent
exclusively i'll the city and for munici-
pal purposes.
including the county taxi and the
State tax are as wide apart as the
poles. considered in the light OF this
principle. They are separate and dis
tinct in personnel OF contributors. IN
burmese of creation, i'm scope and area
of distribution.
II the comparison, for instance. Is
between Washington and Baltimore
there should equitab!y be compared
what Washingtanians pay for eXpendl-
ture in Washington and what faiii-
m0reanS pay for expenditure in Baiti-
more. Wha. WashingiOnians pay for
expenditure in Washington cannot
cuu;iabIy be compared with what lsa'-
linoveans pay for expenditure in
Baltimore plus what they pay as
Mary landers for the maintenance OF
a sovereign state and for expenditure
in that Sta+e.
One might as well inject into the
e city burdens a cOnSid-
Grafton of what the i;aiiimOrean pays
in national taXe, as an American for
expenditure on account of the United
States. including Baltimore.
In other words, the taxes that the
Raitimorean pays As Marylander or
as an American have nothing to 40
with city calculations and compari-
sons. In the different eases there are
not the same persons contributing, NOT
the same area within which eXpendl-
lures are madr. and not the same
bencfic;aries of these expenditures.
Baltimore taxes are paid by Balti-
m0reanS only. aud are spent in Balti.
more only. The Marylarders who are
in Baltimore contribute State taxes in
common With thousands outside Of
Baltimore, to be spent mot in Balti.
more but in all Maryland. Washing
ton has not the benefit of outside rOn-
tributiOns to Il State tax i'm the enjoy
ment of which it participates. 1t has
no State relations or privileges or
benefits.
No State Tax Since No State Benefits.
IL HIS Dttu tOtlttIueu tIdt tIiC
Washingt0nian receive the same ben
etits through his city government
alone that are enjoyed by the resi-
dents of other cities through their
city, county and State governments,
and that the Washingt onian's city tax
should equal the combined city, cOun.
" and State taxes of residents of
Other cities.
What are the benefits enjoyed by
The citizen of a State which constitute
the real consideration for the State
taxes which he pays: If he lives i'm a
large city Of the State. is ii the driblet
of State expenditures which the cOun.
tries permit to get through to the city?
No. The State tax which he pays is
essential to his status as citizen of a
STATE and to his enjoyment as such
citizen of political and judicial rights
of ineStimahle value and of large
financial benefits.
What comparable benefits are ell
joyed by Washington?
State taxes are paid that one may
enjoy with thousands outside of ones
home city the privileges and benefits
of citizens of the State, including rep
resentition i'm Congress and the elec.
tOral college and i'm a State legislatures:
a recognized status i'm the United
States Supreme Court, and the finan.
ci~l benefits which come from enjoy
nant of the land grants, b0untieS and
SO forth, which the Nation has law
ished upon the States.
These land grants amount to 1885,.
52l,,?3 acres of the public domain.