The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
TAX REDUCTION
OVER 100000
II Minnesota Counties Have
Strong Permanent Organ ,
izatiOn for Next Year
OFFICIALS COOPERATE
Work Done in This State
This Year Is Attracting
Nationwide Attention

n6SOCd HOW CASOCo %',oooJoo e~NAA
every farm home owner in the
state will feel the benefit when he
goes to pay his taxes next year."
said Fred. B. Faber, President of
the Jackson County Taxpayers As
ISOLATION, Saturday.
The jackson County Association
is one of the II similar associations
in the state that this fall got back
of the demand to reduce taxes
through reduction of tax spending
and like thousands of other tax
payers, Mr.. Faber views the ac-
complishments with satisfaction.
81 do not think movement that
has brought about such direct re-
lief to the taxpayers can be con-
demned with the approval of the
citizens of Minnesota" he continu-
ed. 1--WE are going ahead to make
!, both the state and county organi-
cations stronger for the same kind
of work next year. The results
achieved are very satisfactory to
the burdened taxpayers of the
state, I am sure. In fact it is the
first big successful movement in
the state to bring real relief to the
taxpayers. Minnesota Is leading
the Nation in practical tax relief"
Mr.. Faber declared.
'"The State Association is not a
new orgaization or a sudden inspir-
ation," he said. "It was organized
six years ago and it's purpose was
to bring to the taxpayers of Mime
sofa the common sense fact that
there can be no such thing as tax
reduction unless there is curtail-
ment in tax spending. It has worked
along quietly but effectively,
spreading the doctrines of common
sense in tax reduction. Today there
are associations in II counties and
the membership is made up of men
and women from all walks of life.
In some counties farmers predom-
mate in the membership and in
other counties village residents
make up the bulk of the members.
But everywhere the thought and
purpose are the same, watch tax
spending. In practically every
county, the county officials and
commissioners have been Loyalty
back of the movement also and
have cooperated to make it a sue
cess wherever they could" said
Mr.. Faber.
"We want to build these county
organizations and the state organ
izations and the stote Organization
for greater usefulness so as to be
again on the job in 1882. Just now
some criticism is appearing which
Is unfortunate If it undermif1es
faith in the usefulness of the asi
sociations, especially in view of
the great help the association have
been to the taxpayers. It is charged
that the associations were organ
lied to fight the state income tax
and that the associations are OPP
posed to county agricultural extern.
sion work. Nothing could be farther
from the truth. The State ASSN. is
on record as favoring the principle
of the state income tax, but like all
who are sincere in their desire to
aid the real estate taxpayers, it
wants to have the state income
tax a replacement tax so that it will
really aid the real estate taxpayer.
The State Association has not I'M
dertaken to tell county taxpayers
what to cut out. The Association
has confined iself to preaching the
common sense doctrine that the
way to reduce taxes is to reduce
tax spending. The particular reduc-
tions have in all cases been sug-
gested by the citizens themselves.
'This is not the time to be fight
ing the wise plan of reducing taxes
through checking up on spending"
said Mr.. Faber. We ought all to
be getting back Of the plan thereby
helping to make it more efficient.
and through organization, help to
prevent unwise or indiscriminate
curtailment Of desirable activities"
he declared.
Minnesota is. showing the entire
Nation the common sense way to
relieve the burdened taxpayer and
as our organizations become per-
fected through the active member
ship of more and more citizens, we
are going to do better and better
work." he said.