The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-25
Observations
Wit Dulled by
Dizzy Whirl of
l.. s. Finances
BY Helen Essary


three kinds OF loans-,o voluntary. in
ducsd and incentive There is like
ly 10 be some upward revision OF
individual and corporate income
rates 4 The Treasury has
steadily opposed forced or induced
loans Another FIVE billion tax
on tor OF the IS billion estimated
present revenue and adjustments
in war profits taxation ought to
fnanc. currently 10 TO 81 per cent
OF the wars cost. The total
expenditure OF last year was not
as mSl as estimated II was held
under the 100 billion mark There
was lsft over in the Treasury. not
spent At the end OF the last fiscal
year. approximately twelve and
half billions 80. We will not in.
crease The lax deductions. We Will
NOT"
The soft southern voice OF Sena-
tor Waiter George drOned on in
soothing monotone NewSmen and
women, clustered around the desk
OF the chairman. wrote silently N
their notebooks and pads The sun
shone Contentedly through the
lsttices OF the Venetian blinds. My
chair was big and soft. and very.
very relaxing 10 muscles aching
from long and unaCCuStomed walk
ing through capitol corridors.
How tired my poor feet are
! tho rsbt dimly. How uHm1 my
poor head Numb Number Numb
est, DEmb' Dum5er' Dumbest' -
fron trying TO understand money
taxes, war, taxes, war. the draft.
Trying 10 understand Trying TO
understand anything. What's the
use OF understanding anything
nov? understanding today means
misunderstanding tomorrow
II vas pleasant in Chairman
& orges room Pleasant and
drowsy Pleasant and drowSy--
taxes uIe drowsy Never pleasant.
They won't be drowsy when YOU
have ~ write out that next check.
Drowsv check or dear wish |
were asleep | wish | could under
stand some little thing I'd love 10
understand money. Really under
stand
Twelve billion and hall dollars
left OF or in the Treasury. 7 don't
think there was EVER any money
in the Treasury. thought We have
deficit. Or the budget wasn't
balanced. Or something. Then,
how can you have twelve billion
and half dollars You mean half
dollar and twelve billion to go
No.
You don't even want induced dol
lars in the Treasury. Oh yes [ do,
Maybe then | wouldn't have TO pay
taxes Very well. wont pay
taxes. Put me in Jail see il you
can, No, no. officer. your cannot
take me 10 Jail You don't need
my pitiful three pence. Not il you
have ell those twelve and a half
trillioI and Quadrillion left over
You wicked old Collector OF In
ternal Revenue. I'd like to meet you
face 10 face. ! bet you have whisk.
ers aud a wooden head.
No, he's an adding machine with
legs Wrong. he's a substracting
machine with a big long nose. II
] had twelve and a half billion dol
lars left over. Id pay no attention
10 him Id go way of somewhere
and forget about declarations,
whatever they are.
Anyhow, I'd go where you don't
have 20 have your hair done every
week and your nail polish never
chips OF. Where you increase tax
deductions every day in every way.
What this world needs is more
increased tax deductions
But ] have no tax deductions.
You mean taxi deductions Don't
forget the tip TO the doorman who
calls your taIis. II il costs 80
cents to ride in a taxi alone from
Zone ] 10 Zone 2 and you pick up
three government workers. one pri-
Yate IN the Marines, an elderly Ia
BY VIII a cocker spaniel on a
kssh-how much do you subtract
from your tax deductions?
Who's worth more in tax deduc-
tio1s Marine or an admiral on a
leash? ! think ! like admirsls BET
ter II they are normal expenditure
sdmirais. know what | don't like.
don: like fiscal years. like re-
Eular wears that begin January l.
What care | how fiscal a year be
II ii be not fiscal for me- Now
I've lost my meter. not my taxi
meter, my poetic meter You're
crazy. Certainly. Taxes made me
so.
Whit difference does a poetic
me er make in a taxable year.
hate & taxable year. But ! love a
tax exemption. wish / had nine
little tax exemptions. Indeed
do moi,
Hey, there. you're not asleep
are yoI?" whispered the reporter
nearest me. Was asleep-at
press conference, ! couldn't have