The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-10-18

month or $Z,4OO year There
are no qualifications other than
that the recipient OF the pension be
a citizen of the United States and
have reached the age Of so. The
pensions are to be paid out Of the
proceeds of sales tax.
The movement to demand the
system has spread to 40 states and
now numbers more than 1000, 600
members. Minnesota is now being
organized. Candidates for congress
and for the u. s. senate are being
questioned as to their support of a
bill embodying the provisions of the
plan with accompanying threat Of
opposition If the candidates Is not
favorable.
A part of the plan is that each
pensioner is to retire from remun-
erative employment so that some
younger person can have the job
he vacates, the idea being that the
system is not only pension scheme
but a plan to relieve employment.
Someone has figured out that it
would require 35 billion dollars
every year to pay the pensions
which ought to be poser as that
is more than the present national
debt which no one seems able to
figure out how it can be paid even
over a period of years, let alone TAX
ing care of it every year. There is
probably no immediate prospect Of
the adoption of the system notwith-
standing the strength of the organ
lied effort in its behalf.-Long
Prairie Leader.
PostpOning Taxes
Most home owners In st. Paul
will find their taxes less next year.
This is because Of the law which
reduces the assessment on the first
$4,000 value of all homes, and be-
cause of the fact that the state gov
eminent is unable legally to levy
all it's costs.
Owners of real property not used
for homes or Of homes valued at
substantially more than $4,000 will
find their taxes higher.
The reduction in taxes collected
naxt year is made possible because
of the shift in assessment and be-
cause the state government is un-
able to levy an additional 9.500, 900
operating deficit" until the legis-
lature gives formal authority.
The state rate of 1195 mills is the
highest in Minnesota's history. #
all the obligations were met out of
the tax levy, the rate would be
about 6 mills higher.
In 1886, no doubt, this $4,000, 900
which constitutes a sort of floating
state debt will have to be paid.
Then despite the so-called burden
from the small to the larger owner
the tax rate is apt to go up.
In short it is possible to post
pone the payment of increasing
governmental costs this year but
eventually they will have to be
paid-and by home owners as well
as holders of all personal and 'real"
property unless some change is
made in tax laws.
Gov. Olson is partly right when he
complains that he and his party
are being charged falsely with the
responsibility for the higher tax de-
mands and rates. Whatever party
was in power would have to carry
the burden of increased demands,
especially for relief purposes.
Whether there has been proper &c
onomy practiced in other respects
is different matter.
But whatever the responsibility
for it, the fact remains that there
is in sight an increasing tax burden
which must be carried some way
other than at present It presents
one of the major problems facing
the next state administration
Daily News.
After listening to John Regain
and Ulrick Anderson, candidates
for Governor and Attorney Cen
eral, on the Democratic ticket, talk
yesterday, and reading Martin Mel
sons Republican candidate)