The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31
TAXES INCREASE THE
COST OF LIVING


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Taxes increase your cost OF liTfng
In some cases you can see the tax
hoY To anount-as. Tor example
When y66 buy mDVis ticket II
other cases yna know there Is q tax
but you have no idea hcW>much yog
are paying-as in the case OF 9 reTe
nue. stamp on a pack Of cigarettes
You see the tax stamp. but do not
know the amount OF the tax
But more often the taxes are hid
len That Is, there f. no evidence
On the surface that taxes are fnclud
ed in the price you pay. Such hid
den taxes. with the amount you Jay
concealed. act as . drug which pre-
vents the consumer from feeling
the full effect Of the pain-for the
time being, at least.
You pay these taxes without
knowing you are paying them. Thai
is why they are dangerous-becauss
you have no way OF telling exactly
what your tar bin amounts To- You
see tax figures in billions Of dollars
but they don't strike home as much
As II you knew that you pay S cents
here and 10 cents there.
In many Of these hidden taxes yog
are really paying the direct and In
direct taxes of other people who
have shifted their taxes to youI
pOcketbOok- You can't blame then
for IL. for after all taxes are Just
as much q part OF the expense Of
making something or running 6
business as any other item. Sc
taxes keep moving down the scale
Government collects from the farm
sr. the manufacturer, the retailer
The landlord-from everyone And
very often each hides q portion oi
the taxes n his price until It aecu
mulates and you pay It That's the
way taxes work The consumer has
no one TO pass them along to. 80 hs
OF she Is the one that pays.
Now, let's see briefly. how these
various taxes have Q direct bearing
On the cost Of living. how they en-
ter into the cost OF every activity
you engage IN and everything you
10. no matter what your station in
life.
Do you drive a cart II you do
the combined Federal and state tai
IN each gallon OF gasoline Il eight
cents.
Do you pay rentg Then the land
lords taxes are included In youI
rent bill. since. naturally, taxes are
an important part Of the expense d
owning land and buildings. and such
expenses must be reflected in rents
II has been estimated that q pei
cent 90 war ndhlhIy rent moray d
usedH b3y FAe 4aRtaord's tar bin
Do You eat meat or bread! The
meat packer and the butchers thS
baker and the grocery store. haV'
had TO pay taxes, And these axe.
6ecoa1e part OF their cost and usu
ally are included in the price yOa pay
One dollar out or every four dol
lars earned By 20 Per cent OF thu
people IS paid in taxes Hidden
ares extend from the cradle TO thu
grave. as follows:
For soap and tooth cleanser. 81,
! 10000 q year.
For medicine. IL hidden taxes
For milk and wheat-the twin
staffs Of life--moTs taXes for ths
consumer than profit for the farm
ar
For meat. II cents tar On q 40
cent pound
For bread. s. taxes.
For shoes. H. hidden" taxes.
For rent 80 cents On every dollar
For = train ride. s3.eo On . $40 o.
ticket
For liquor. s. Per cent OF the re
/ tail price.
For cigarettes. Q cents q pack
For theateT tickets. 10 cents q
Z every dollar.
/ For tennis racqasts or golf clubs
I I cent IA every To-
For death. Isl hidden taxes.
For funeral and flowers. lie hid
den Axes
ana hat doesn't include Inherit
ance tax