Evening star., 1936-05-27

L.. admitted Washington
D ps tax s no s tax TAX no ae 1 sns
f''"' ~" 1857, Senate Subcommittee pages 2s-2s:
SENATOR be collected
year will to- @ Mn .s @ nsS
MR. ss Now would @ like G to be point M out at this xss point n that
the other cities after have added the county and
s I sas hee e Washington the estate
ss @ . Th M we the sa % DO @
The gets the paid BY M the naz m
Parker reference some increase to the rate here may
be He has & &c. . n 'S1s M per hr. s % %
paid suggests adding the District total tax capt.. amount
States this
state .sses Of city adjoining p.s
something like 81 % States have income
deduble from the income which subject to
those The they increased the more cuts
large in past becoming
the States are using that 50 n when pay @
properly be o District of Columbia
THOMAS statement indicates that the residents
that obviously true but it not lac. tna ne Gts % Of washington %
the State
taxed for and pay
MR. PARKER. Yes
SENATOR THOMAS Therefore
and tax and city tax to get the
s s ss they 1 get the 5 % by ssm v s IA sa1 d I h ss' 5 sas
the various branches of which they have to
MIR Yes nd Senator but my sn sa. der
State those capita figures.
Mote. In Mr. Parker, % S s'. , county take.
burden Large cities dominate or include the
cities of than 100000 populaton)
In report when state that costs
many embraces the total
county government and State government
instances.
cities and quite quit tor s the e state " collect
SENATOR THOMAS Have compared the capita tax paid
by the citizens cities Of comparable size to that Of Washington with
MR.. PARKER. report.
the the a M ap & tax sa:sa h the Largest | M x a9ne
as an'a t
Washington, first of burden with
burden Of only Al6S
Note Mr. r.er were made with the ~ Largest largest cite.
the following cities Buffalo Worcester koshestsr Jersey
Chicago Syracuse
napoIs st. Paul New Orleans Louis Dayton
Antonio cities appearing in the order
respect to tax burden)
From Record Of May I. , :t MT
city besides Washington where the
@ ON people enjoy the
gasoline and over beyond Chevy in
the Capitol gallon gasoline plus the sales tax
prevails which Baltimore have while
washington enjoy their gallon tax gasoline
From the Report Comparative Tar Burdens Page S.
opinion burden representative
most
which local problem to be deter
facts and conditions in each locality
os no ss Vas
collected from motorists the Of
motorists recognized
roads needs large money
the States highway system already well
Of highway will
small the gasoline tax rate may be The gasoline
bearing whatever the rate which
be another State.
Since gasoline funds under the law be used highway
raised by needed
motorists already paid than enough
the Districts need Of highway Improvement
highway and bridge needs The appropriation
starting Of old Chain
$31713o other
than win
three fiscal and this
Sc 00o,oeo. s-#i
The United States pay
Capital City
surplus in the
collected Of what Congress VIII apropatl
From the Conversational OF May H. Page TIT:
L. H. Parker testified he could not name an
besides Washington the charge Tor
for the average family which low rate tine
Washington people enjoy. . -, =. ,o.,
the Supplemental Hearings on the District Blu for 1887
Page ST:
famya
MIR. PARKER. water charge here is very low
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