Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-18

the state government. In 1929 the
farmers paid $4,000 in general
property taxes and 100000 in income
taxes to support the state government.
making a total of $7S0.0O0. This was
reduction of $1.093,O0O, or Ga per
cent in IS years.
Prof. Groves of the Wisconsin Uni
versity, makes the statement that the
per capita Indebtedness for all gov
ernmental units in Wisconsin is less
than one-half as great as the aver
age per capita Indebtedness for the
entire country, and is far less than
that of neighboring states. The al
legged industrial flight from Wiscon-
sin is newspaper talk. The industrial
growth of that state during its many
years of state income taxes compares
very favorably with that of other
states. Between 1922 and 1926 the
net income of Wisconsin manufacture
ing corporations increased $50 as
against $3.50 national average in
crease.
Is A Scientific Tax.
The income tax is just and scien-
tific tax. 1t should be graduated,
progressive tax, exempting incomes OF
individuals of smaller earning capaci-
ties and a low tax on the moderate
income with increasing graduated
progressive rates on the large ones.
1t should be a tax which will furnish
enough revenue to relieve the state
tax levy on farms, homes, and small
businesses, and real estate in general
and also to contribute to the state
supplementary school aid fund. An
income tax of this type would be OF
real benefit.
Every group and organization pos
sible should get back of such tax
measure to help inform the public
and use their influence with members
of the state legislature to promote
same.
Would Bring $15,OOO,OOO.
A good state income tax based OF
schedules similar to the federal in
come tax with a little over one-hal
the rate using 1929 as an example
will raise $15,OOO.OO0 yearly in Min
nesota. This together with othel
sources of taxation now in existence
will wipe out state tax levy and al
low for an increase in the supple
+. mentary school aid fund, and it il
very sorely needed in many schoo
districts over the state.
When the state income tax wa
> started in Wisconsin in 1911 the in
D dustrial interests and the conserva
0 tives opposed it. The tax today, how
ever, has the endorsement of such in
{ terests. The merchants and manu-
facturers' associations, the state cham
Der of commerce, and all such or
: CARNATIONS representative of conserv
7 ative business, have gone on record il
q favor of it. Wisconsin ranks tent
4 among the manufacturing states Q
. the union.
Minnesota Tagging.
p Some of the outstanding states usin
o state income taxes as a method c
2 tax collection are Wisconsin, Ne'
n York, Oregon, Georgia, North Dakoti
and Oklahoma. Minnesota has lagge
: in this field of taxation. Why is
= that an agricultural state where tn
y great majority of citizens would benz
o fit from a system of scientific taxa
= tion has not inaugurated it long ago
We have needed leadership for thi
in Minnesota, and believe that wit
Floyd B. Olson as governor and Henr
"a Arens as lieutenant governor we al
l headed the right way.
:. Non-residents of Minnesota parti:
q pating in the profits of this stat
would under an income tax systel
contribute toward our state govern
ment expense. Many states today al
benefiting from such law.
in On Basis of Ability to Pay.
rs l believe that the federal govern
TT ment is correct in its attitude of e.
empting the income of persons to tt