The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-25
TAX REDUCTION


perty imperative need" What is this pro-
gram, just WHY is IT SANE AND FOR
WHOM? The tax limitation amendment as pro-
posed by the Michigan Farmers reads as follows:
The total amount of taxes assessed
against property for all purposes IN any
one year shall not exceed one and one
half per cent Of the assessed valuation
oil said property, except taxes levieu for
the payment Of interest and principal On
obligations heretofore incurred, which
sums shall be separately assessed in all
cases; PROVIDED, that this limitation
may be increased for period of not to
exceed five years at any one time, to not
more than a total of five per cent of the
assessed valuation, by two-thirds vote
of the electors of any assessing district
or when provided for by the charter of
munic pal corporation; PROVIDED FUR
IHER that this limitation shall not an
ply to taxes levied in the year 1899"
Inc preparation of this tax amendment reouir
ed III the words Of its proponents "the collection
and analysis of tax data which REQUIRED months
of time"
DID 1t require months of time to find OFT that
the small and middle farmers were Disseminated
against! DID 1t require months of time 70 find
ou' Inat the tax system of the capitalist class
was tor the benefit of farmers? NO Eop
TIME. N0N'hS oF
Inc months of time were used if at all in mr.
uer 10 get together law that did not hurt tbs
interests OF the bankers the railroad stockhoIder.
and the rich farmers.
Inc remedy for this situation is simplen II
Is TO get IAN amendment to the state constitution
embodying the above proposals"
Inc amendment attempts to convince the farm.
ers that their misery can be solved bv a oenar.l
tax cut. If the amendment were passed If would
mean general cut in the state. county and TO-,
snip budgets. This will be used bv the cor;toI;..
class and its agents in the various boards +h.t
make up the budget in order to cut down Ar
oeneflts that the small and middle farrDors -
gut OF the budgets 1t is part of the attack On
the hVmg standards of the tOiling farm masses
Inc proposed amendment shall not operate :,
the case of taxes levied for the pavn,ent Of in
terest and principal on obligations beretofora in
Cured The proposed law shall NOT ton.b ~.
payment OF the millions of dollars paid ont 70 tbs
oH11 and bondholders. TT WILL. NOT TOIICH
IHE INTERESTS OF WALL STREET. TT Will
PROTECT THOSE INTERESTS.
That part Of the tremendous tax levies which
are pressed from the farmers to nav for the IT,
mendous interest burdens which now grind down
ehe toilng farmers will be left as at pressnt
1hese sums shall be separately assessed in su
cases." " al
furthermore the amendment would not 90 into
iie0' until AFTER 1882. In order to be quite sure
i"' une amendment can not in any way relieve
'Oiiins farmers this limitation shall not an
ply to taxes levied in the year 1882"
The prOOOSerS nf Al.
tne farmers shall bear this terrible burden 6r--
ing the coming year. The farmers naed 70
uuc'ion now. The farmers must stuyole 70 "a
tax reduction now-FOR THE POOR AND MN
DLE FARMERS, AND NOT FOR All. TAy
FA1EKS WHICH INCLUDES THE CAprTAT
1919 WHOSE TAXES MUST BE INCREASEn
Inc proposed amendment has been annro,a5 h.
Oe Nnehlgan State Association of Farno,s CT.
ana oy the executive committee of the Mill.
State Grange. u the michigan
me Mlchigan Farmer takes I'D editoriaIl,, AZ
P0ssiOllty OF increases in the assessments -,
sp'-. Hesale the workings of the aman5r,o,4
Niouu TINS trouble develop in spite of ar
- restrictions, we wish to assure our rood.
q" "uequate remedy has already been ,rorl
w Oy our attorneys" The remedy is +ba e.
year old proposal of Henry George A. -
siigle tax movement of that nar;0d tn.
TC Ak,A
assessor Siah De MS own
Aher attorneys" have worked ont +boso
pOsais' They intend to substitute the ,-o, p' :.
tner attorneys for the mass struggle Of tbS e.
mers' The work of these attorneys is the VOL :,
ne capitalist class. The struggle thew arc $50
ing TO prevent is the fight of the toiline f.s
tOr immediate and decisive tax rednct;nn ,ns sIs
themselves ieuucIlons Tor
In its December 5th issue, the MICHIGAN Fen
attempts to rally the farmers to particinato :
'nlS misleading campaign that thew are rn+4,.-
across Their goal is the collection Of enonob So
natures SO that the amendment NAV bo 49, =
p the November elections By the Noven,t. - Oii
'iOhs thousands more farmers will have - 49,.
iano' thousands more win have driven tboT,-al
wen worse misery in order the stte..., -
'ne outrageous tax Ievies of the c.1;..,.N.
another year of misery is what r.
POsels OF the amendment offer to the So
IN order to put this across they are eanino 70
Key men IN every township to carry forva,d ~
signature collection campaign For the iob -
Key men they want friends of coed goverTr.,,4,,
farmers who still think that the Boovsr u,n,
government and the State H,r,,r,