Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-28

IN THIRD WEEK
Relief and Liquor Bills Re-
quire Considerable Time
for Agreement.
Senate Finance Chairman
Opposes Governor Olson
in Relief Request.


in Relief Request.
By Rep. Hjalmar Petersen of Pine
County, Chairman House Tax Com
mittee.
The Bill proposing a raise in the
inheritance taxes on requests over
100000, which was introduced by
the writer and 40 co-authors, has
made the first two hurdles, that of
being recommended out by the House
Rules committee and by the commit
tee on Taxes and Tax Laws. At the
time of this writing further action
is being held up on the floor of the
House while the oratory wakes high
ON the liquor control measures. When
the control bills have been disposed
of and also the beer tax BILL vote
will likely be had on the inheritance
tax increase as we'll as other tax
measures.
Two companion measures to the
rate increases on inheritance taxes
are being sponsored by Rep. DeParcq
of Todd county. Those bills have to
do with the joint tenancy and main
tenance allowance for the family dur
ing probate of the estate. The latter
bill will permit exemption of inherit
ance tax on allowances for family
maintenance for only one year. AS
the law now stands the time is in
definite and may run for several
wears while the estate is being pro-
bated.
The proposed inheritance tax raise
will likely produce an added revenue
to the state of approximately one-half
million dollars annually. The other
two inheritance tax bills, if made
law, will produce a.revenue estimated
at $4,000 annually for each, thus
making total of 100000 added rev.
enue.
A Painless Tax.
The revenue which is to be derived
from a source where there can be
no hardship in paying the tax, as
proposed in the bill calling for the
increase in inheritance taxes, is APP
parently a popular move which is evil
denced by the fact that the bill has
40 co-authors. The inheritance tax
is really nothing more or less than
an accumulated income tax that
should have been collected by the gov
eminent earlier. 1t is just tax,
the money going to society rather
than to individuals who may have
contributed little or no service to So
ciety.
The accumulation of wealth by
small groups to the detriment OF the
masses has led to the depression. 1t
has wiped out the economic security
of millions of American citizens;
therefore, a method of de-centraliza-
tion of wealth and Redistribution
must be employed. Among the best
methods are income, inheritance and
gift taxes.
Figures for the year 1881 show that
the state of Delaware collected in in
heritance taxes $1,77O,927; California,
s13,735,791; Pennsylvania, S39,4O6, 1873;
and New York, $52,5S7,632. Many
other states also collect that tax.
In the state of Minnesota the in
heritance tax collections have been,
for 1880, $1,69O,OOO; 1881, $2.362, 1000;
1882, s1,S19,6O1; and for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1888, the amount
was $2,372,OO0. In this state 1910 OF
the inheritance tax collection goes
to the county in which collected and
90% to the state general revenue
fund.
The Liquor Mandate.
LIQUOR control is certainly having
its inning on capitol hill
After arguing for several hours on
the merits and dement's of three pro-
posals presented on the floor OF the
House, Rep. VIM. Merrill OF Pope
county. moved for indefinite postpone
ment of all three bills.
With the mandate from the people
in the repeal of the federal 18TH
amendment and the adoption of the
21st amendment, carried also by a
large majority vote in the state OF
Minnesota, the Merrill motion did not
receive much support. Only IA OF the
131 members voted to indefinitely
postpone or kill the liquor control
measures before the House. All the
other members felt that with the
mandate from the people in the re-
peal vote, it is up to the Legislature
to enact legislation which will per-
NIT at least off-sale of intoxicating
liquor in original packages.
Sounds Warning to Vets.
While there was a general discus
sion on all three liquor control meas
ures, several members took an active
part. Of those, leading conservative
of many years experience, Rep. r. w.
Hitchcock of Hibbing, presented the
most telling arguments in the short
est time. In substance the gentle
man from st. Louis county said that
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