The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
w ashington
Report
BY HELEN EsSAPy

.t ~ '. ao I'VE plllIon tax on ton .,
the 80 billion estimated n rrp o.
revenue and adjustments g,eseat
profits taxation ought to fin. war
currently IS to 50 per cent of
wars cost. The total ev NJ ae
ture of last year was not AZ b9l.
as estimated. 1t was held ,r ~. sa
the 100 billion mark. Tbero 0I ,,
left over in the treasury, not wa, @a'
at the end of the last fiscal Spt0'
approximately twelve and . 'taT
billions. We will not inon na1
the tax deductions. We will rot Ss E
The soft southern voice Of g.,
ator Walter George dronad i 9e''
soothing monotone. Newsn7oYD VII q :
women, clustered around tbe d @.s
OF the chairman, wrote siIer+E UVa "A
their notebooks and pads. The ,,' a., IL
shone contentedly through 4 ~.
opened lattices of til e yene4 Vie
blinds. My chair was biz and lN Ia
and very, very relaxing to mus Ig.'
aching from long and unaccnst e,S'
ed walking through capitol corr ~
doris. Will
How tired my poor feet ,,.,
I thought dimIy. "How MINK 's w.
poor head. Numb. Nunoh w.,
Numbest! Dumb. Dumberr n"rt
est!-from trying TO tmderStsnl
money taxes, war, the draft T s,,'
ing to understand-trying IN nv
derstand anything, What's the rsa
of understanding anything no '',
Understanding today means n,.
understanding tomorrow"
1t was pleasant in Chairm.r
Georges room. Pleasant and dror
sy. Pleasant and drowsy-tsys,
are drowsy. Never pleasant Thew
won't be drowsy when you have
tc write out that next check. Drou.
sy check-oh dear-I wish wnrs
asleep. l wish | could understand
some little thing I'd love to up
derstand money. Really under.
stand.
Twelve billion and a half d6I.
lars left over in the treasury
didn't think there was EVER any
money in the treasury. I though
we have a deficit. Or the BUDGET
wasn't balanced. Or something
Then, how can you have twelve
billion and a half dollars? You
mean half a dollar and twelve bill.
lion to go? No?
You don't even want induced dol.
l lars in the treasury. Oh yes l Do.
t Maybe then I wouldn't have 70
pay taxes. Very well. I won't pay
taxes. Put me in jail Just see #
you can! No, no, officer, you can.
not take me to jail. You don't
need my pitiful three pence Not
if you have all those twelve and
half trillion and quadriuion LEFT
over.
: You wicked old Collector Of H.
. ternal Revenue. I'd like 10 meet
you face to face. I bet you have
/ whiskers and a wooden head
No, he's an adding machine with
: legs. Wrong, he's a subnactne
!, machine with a big long nose II
I l had twelve and a half billion d9l-
> lars left over, I'd pay no attention
: to him. I'd go way of somewhere
! and forget about declarations
J whatever they are
j Anyhow, I'd go where YOU don't
: have to have your hair done every
1 week and your nail polish never
chips off. Where you increase tax
deductions every day in every way
: What this world needs IS more
increased tax deductions.
But I have no tax deductions,
You mean taxi deductions Don't
t forget the tip to the doorman WHO
S calls your taxis. If it costs '0
i cents to ride in taxi alone from
|, Zone l to Zone 2 and you PICK ny
} three government workers, o.s
J private in the Marines. an e-oeIF
lady with a cocker spaniel Oh
leash-how much do YOU SuoI'''
: from your tax deductions?
. Who's worth more in tax deo'c'
e tons. a Marine or an admiral Oh
o a leash? l think 7 like adn1Tas
e better if they are normal ezpena.
ture admirals. I know what | DOH
like. I don't like fiscal years !
like regular wears that begin u,
January 1. What care how isy5 s
), a year be if it be not fiscal toF III. t.,
l., Now I've lost my meter not Ny, ~
v taxi meter, my poetic meter 'g.
: re crazy. Certainly. Taxes I'-'''
me so. -,
meter make in a taxable yeaI' ;
hate a taxable year. But l lo. :|,
tax exemption. l wish | hag r'I Il,
little tax exemptions, indeed ! w
not .1oer
: are you?" whispered the report,
/. nearest me. WAS ] asleep-a. 81. 4.
/ press conference! couldn l 'a an
: been" whispered back. I We e. ~"
t got my notebook and pencil. In.
I "But you haven't written d -gS
: for 10 minutes. Shame on you .4
: I should have been en1b7FLsSthr I'D
: But I wasn't. The little sie',a ' RI
been refreshing. Of course
, never understand taxes, You Wv. Wv
3 either will you? You'll n,efer II
> and pay and pay-AND P''
Forever more!