Evening star., 1932-07-07
Period of Heavier Taxation
Brings Estimates of Burden

The beginning of the new fiscal year
of the Federal Government, with new
taxes going into effect, is greeted with
much comment on the effect of the in
creased burden Public discussion is
marked by the feeling that there should
be wider attention to legislation in
volving expenditures.
While tax day is looked upon by the
Oakland Tribune as mot likely to be
celebrated as holiday" the California
paper feels that lit is apparent that the
people realize the urgency of balancing
the budget and consider the new leVies
necessary preliminaries to bettering
of conditions" and points out that
from the day the revenue bill was
signed, our credit abroad improved, "
and that the drain of gold from Amer
lea has been stopped and the bond mar
ket is behaving better" The Minneap-
oils Journal declares: Maybe, with the
golf ball and the face prettyfier and the
gadabout gas in the balance against
the budget that we all have had forced
upon us, there will be incentive to more
and better political thinking. Only
this time it will be economic thinking
too"
I'VE may not like to pay the new
taxes, but we might console ourselves
with the reflection that we are keep
ing Uncle Sans credit good with all
his citizens and with all nations ad-
vises the Altoona Mirror. The Toledo
Blade comedies that Congress might
have passed wiser and less burdensome
revenue measures" but holds that the
Federal budget must be balanced, II
uossible. and the national credit main
tanned, under the circumstances, 1t be-
hooves all good citizens to make the
best of the situation and assume thell
share of the added burden with min
imum of grumbling" The Haverhil
Gazette thinks that most of us prob
ably would pay with real enthusiasm, Il
we were thoroughly confident that the
payment would effect its purpose-bai-
ancing of the budget" The Gazette
remarks that, compared with the taxes
imposed upon peoples of other lands
notably Germany the taxes are light
x x x
"The burden is heavy, just nov
especially" says the Schenectady Ga
zette. THE more reason for display
of good citizenship on the part o.
every one, regardless OF his views OF
| the tax law" The Cleveland New:
COHlIDenbS. FOl tilE CliCA SCA4SS 1SA4e ~
ule. it must be said that it allocates the
new burdens with reasonable fairness
over all classes and sections. Pool
/ people are not taxed out Of house anc
home There is no attempt TO soal
! the lich' to the point of conflscation
Young and old are likely to feel slightly
the effect of the new schedule. From
candy and chewing gum to automobiles
| the tax is spread. But, except for thG
higher brackets of the income tax, i
shouldn't be hard to take"
With a vision of that meek anC
futile figure, the taxpayer, digging II
his toes and preparing TO reveal "a
| patriotic glow" the Spokane Spokes.
| man-ReView states as to the taxes
THE taxpayer starts paying a LITTLE
| extra when he buys a yacht. In cast
he decides to make last years yacht do
| he will pay little extra for gasoline
or oil. or whatever makes the yacht
run. A few taxpayers, who do not have
any yachts, will pay little extra fol-
automobiles or radios or whatever Sort
of machinery they fancy. There arr
| also such items as toilet soap and COS.
meties. theater tickets and rubber tires
| 1t will be a little difficult to avoid pay
| ing extra unless ones purchases ar,
confined To beans and bacon. All thi
| contains, besides a headache, q grea
moral lesson. The lesson is that oul
| forefathers fought against taxation
without representation and got taxation
with representation. They did thei
best. If the representation is not al
ways up to par, 1t Is not the fore