The Washington times., 1933-05-30
DEMAND CROWS
FOR SALES TAX
PASSAGE

Une DurQen OF CaxaGlOu LS W
be placed exactly where it should
not be, in the opinion of leaders
in industrial and civic life in
Washington. Typical Of the op'
position to the proposed increase
by so per cent in tax on $4,000
incomes and less and a CORE,
spending increase in the slightly
higher brackets are the ooserVa-
tions which follow:
BY THOMAS P. LITTLEPAGE,
president of the Chamber OF
Commerce:
There are just two ways Of
balancing the budget. Fire
everybody and stop running the
Government or adopt the sales
tax.
HIS OWN CASE
"The proposed increase in
tax on medium incomes puts
the burden just where 1t should
not be placed. 1t hits people
who maintain payrOlls and
should be expanding.
"An increase in income tax
will cause them to retrench.
/ maintain a farm on which are
employed three families. In
creased income taxes may force
me to reduce that personnel.
Here in my law office I would
like to employ another man,
but instead-if income taxes
are increaSed-I may have to
reduce my office space and
force.
"The only fair tax, the only
one that is equitable, is the
sales tax. I've never heard q
sensible argument against it.
"If I buy a suit Of clothes
and pay $1OO for it, 1 can af-
ford to pay an extra SIS as a
sales tax. If 1 can't afford to
pay that price, then 1 could
buy suit for SIS or $40, which
should be tax exempt.
Will Balance Budget
''The income tax doesn't hit
the rich people. They have their
money invested in tax-exempt
securities. But under the sales
tax they would pay in proper
ton to what they buy. Everyone
would pay according to what he
Is able to spend.
"Nor will the proposed in.
crease in income taxes bring to
the Treasury the money which
Is anticipated. 1t will have q
thwarting, drowning effect en-
the very businesses which must
be depended upon to pull the
country out of its difficulties at
this time.
"The sales tax is the only tax
which will balance the budget"
What does the man in the street
think about the income tax. .
Morgan. the sales tax?
LAC V4AA44hO
Here are some views garnerec
BY an inquiring reporter:
WILLIAM FRANKLIN PAR
LETT, manager of the Hanover
shoe store at TIT Fourteenth st
N. W.:
Certainly, favor a sales
tax. At least Morgan would
have to pay something with
sales tax. This present investi-
CATION is a great thing. It's
teaching people like myself
things I never knew until now"
G. C. PAULS, jeweler, with 9
shop at 1112 G st. N. W.:
"ThiS year I paid no tax. I
couldn't because 1 didn't make
enough. But the Government
wanted to know why not. They
are very diligent in pressing the
little fellows.
81 believe the sales tax is the
only solution to our present
problem. 1t is the tax that no
body feels"
COL. A. M. WILSON, of the Reg
9llar Army:
II thoroughly believe in the
sales tax. A man like Morgan,
who spends hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars a year, would
pay great deal more tax,
under this plan, than the aver
age man."
FELIX MAHONY, the cartoon
9St with the flowing white hair:
Il think MOrgan'S testimony
is wonderful thing for the
country. We really learn about
our taxation system from the
great financiers like him.
eve must have the sales tax
the sooner the better. 1t is
the tax that nobody feeIs-that
is fair to everyone"
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