The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-05
What Others Think

Half the fun of Communist revolution in Ameri-
would be sharing things with Comrade Melon.-Life
Gangsters are reported having hard time
meeting the installments on their machine guns-Ohio
State Journal.
The only thing that has been sufficiently advertised
in the past two years is the depression itselfRoger
Babson.
A warehouse fire which threatened to destroy sew
eral million bushels of Kansas wheat extngushed
before it could do much good.-Life
There are comparatively few banks that have been
closed because Of what bankers done or failed to
do Most banks that have failed have been closed by
borrowers who did not pay their notes when they
due, and by depostors who became excited when they
should have remained coo-headed.-Theodore Christ
ianson, in the Dawson Sentinel.
-s+
We Must Have More Swill
eve could close the Watonwan County u
court house, fire the county agent, the public
health nurse, and every county official and
we'd still be paying 500 in taxes where we
pay 500 now"
This statement, backed by official figures, was
made by M L. Gender, Watonwan county farmer in
addressing the Council of Agriculture representatives
from three counties in Fairmont The meeting was for
general discussion of the tax problem and consdera
ton of proposed methods of bringing about reduc-
ton.
Mr.. lenders revealing statement shows how futile
the hope of any substantial reduction by eecting
petty economies. 1t also the shallow think
people who believe that if the rather meagre pay
OF county officials was reduced taxes would drop with
thud Economies of course important, but for
results that will really count Mr. Gender rightly said
we must look to legislation.
By this is meant that laws must be provided to
tap resources of public revenue
No questions that real estate, especially FARMS
are bearing an intoerable tax burden. Town and
city properties are hardly any better off.
Reviewing the history of the last half century it
is easily that public expenditures have
rapidly that it has been found necessary from time to
time discover something else to tax. Thus the
federal income tax, ct cetera.
AS one speaker expressed it "There are so many
shouts in the trough have to provide swsl."
Today, in Minnesota, again up against the
necessity of finding something else to tax. Our public
habits such that there must be more money.
The general conclusion of Council of Agriculture
representatives, supper assembled that the way
to relief is state income tax cherishing the belief,
which this writer believes erroneous, that this would
prove substitute in substantial part at least for
listing taxes, and not "just another tax."
Other forms of additional public income discussed
were the sales tax and a head tax
The proposed line of activity of the Council is to
that in the next legislature chosen pledged
to relief legislation, probably specifically
mitted to enactment of state income tax.
Mr.. Gender, in his really able address, also used
this text:
'Thirty-fve per cent of the wealth pays
Al
This statement tells the story of why the property
tax has broken down and longer, without be-
coming con6scatory, provide the needful revenues.
And there legislation is to blame.
Some reverse English legislation would be helpful.
Repeal all laws setting up tax exemptions.
And in future tax legislation set up no exemptions
in the income tax should Minnesota resort to that
method of getting the money.
No wonder taxed property is overburdened when
IS per cent of it pays no tax at ALL
This paper hugs the belief that if the property
tax was justly equtably and honestly levied and col
ected the burden would not be ntoerbe and revenues
would be ample.-F airmont Sentinel.