Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
OLSON IS FOR
TAX REVISION
Wants Tax Reduction, but
Also A Shifting of the
Tax Burden.
Advocates More Equality
Between Taxpayers, ELM
ination of Tax Dodging.

In a statement issued this week.
Governor Olson charged that his Re-
publican candidate has failed to take
a stand on every important issue OF
this campaign"
THE Republican part" the Cover
nor asserted, has set forth only one
issue in the campaign, and that is for
tax reduction. | believe in reducing
expenditures as much as any man,
but l believe more in real tax re-
lief program. which will take in three
means of remedying the situations: re-
duction of expenditures; revision of
the tax system to bring about equal
ity between classes of taxpayers and
put the burden where it belongs, and
a system that will force the tax
dodgers to pay.
I'VE all agree on the subject of re-
ducing taxes and costs of government,
but we must know what we are talk
ing about when we propose program.
The state gets only seven cents of
your tax dollar. If you were to step
right out and cut state expenditures
eral property tax on your property
only Il cents for every 500 you pay.
Smoke Screens Used.
That is the only issue the Repub-
licans have given the people. They
refuse to discuss unemployment in
surance. Neither have they dis
cussed conservation. or any of the
other vital issues of the campaign.
1t is a smoke screen which they are
setting up and by which they hope to
defeat the income tax amendment.
my administration has been max
ing a study, an analysis of the situa-
tiOn of government expenditures, and
! will be able TO submit real pro-
gram of tax reduction, it may be more
or it may be less than five million,
but whatever it is. it will be our hon
est conviction.
1.-The Republican income tax plan
would afford no tax relief whatever
to the person who badly needs this
relief. The Republican income tax
plan-the plan they say they are for
offers no tax relief whatever to the
average taxpayer.
An Ineffective Income Tax.
They say every person shall have
the right to deduct and offset any
amount paid by him in the form OF
real estate and personal property
taxes, against any amount due from
him as an income tax. This sounds
very nice, but it means merely paying
the same amount out of two pockets
THE Republican plan is a special
privilege scheme and l challenge any
member of the party to show me how
it would help the small business man
the farmer or the working man sin.
gle penny.
Il believe in using this tax not only
for shifting the burden from real
estate over to income, but in using
il for shifting the burden from that
group of the people least able to pay
TO that group having the means and
ability to pay.
About $120,000,00O year is paid or
real estate taxes in Minnesota, the
great bulk in local taxes. The Min.
nesota Tax Commission estimates that
about One-third of this is on home.
steads, or about $40,00O,000. l say
that you should take off one-third, OF
slightly over S13,O0O,O00, on home
steads and replace it with an income
tax.
THAT will give the working man
real tax relief, because all he hat
got is his homestead. The same is
true of the farmer.
For Removing Tax Inequalities.
The Farmer-LabOr income tax plar
is one that is for shifting the tax bur.
den, so that governmental expenses
will be borne by those who can best
afford to bear them The Republican
scheme is designed to benefit the tai
evaders; the Farmer-LabOr plan Is
grounded in the principle of helping
the farmer, home owner and small
business man, and to remove some Of
the inequalities from which he suf
fers today.
The Republicans have failed tC
recognize the problem of the tax dOd
ger, who has cheated the state out
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