The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-15
The New Tax Bill

The danger of passage by congress retail sales
imminent than it is now. The reacuonary
members of becoming and bold IN
outspoken advocacy of such measure
The strategy to be to utterly condemn the
proposals made by the treasury department denouncng
infcng impossible hardships on individuals as well as
corporations Apparently the house and com
mee have alternative plan except retail sales tax AS
might have been expected by they other way
protect the profits of the corporations and the high
incomes of the more privileged.
The new tax bill proposed by treasury designed to
the the people whose incomes $4,000 and
whose would leave them sufficient for decent stand
ard of living or sufficient purchase
of goods and services available at the present time
The purpose of the bill according to the treasury
is dual in nature It is intended to raise the needed
and act as preventative initiation The reasurys
against complaints by individuals that the tax burden
proposed too heavy that the individuals making more
money and stand it, and those who not making
will not be taxed more their incomes being below the
taxable levels.
and committee distinctly of appeasement
presented the argument that the taxes proposed
too severely burdensome and effort had been made
to be equitable and fair in assessments 1t also called atten
on the circumstance that out of Difference to
had omitted for the plugging of certain oophoes for
of taxation which had been made of by taxpayers
in the past However, apparently what disturbed the
ny of the members of the committee the proposal for
increase in taxes the higher incomes.
somewhat grim choice appears to face the common
pie of the country They either all out support of
the treasury plan with all of its faults the certain
risk of having sales tax foted them which the
whose incomes low that they not reached
for taxation by the present law or the treasury proposed
act will have pay much tax the foodstuff and cloth
ing they buy, the millionaire pays for
equal amount.
The usual battle defined Shall permit the
industries and hoarders of capital retain the bulk of
their profits the bulk being garnered American
people emergency, shall permit the additional
load to be sadded the great of little peope Shall
we exact bv sales tax what actually will amount to blood
money little people, the low income people, shall
insist that the bulk of profits of the industries and
Others made at the of the American people whole
be returned the American people to be used by them
na intended not to swell the Golfers of private corporations
Individuals but to be used in prosecuting the
At the end of World I succeeding years. it
loudly proclaimed that should enter another in
dustry capital should be drafted the
That proposal was then acclaimed as patriotic Our states
men, beat their breasts and proclaimed it. Some of those
statesmen still in the of the United States and
doing everything in their to block effort
the millions profits being made out of the effort
That is the caibre of some of the have there They
are the jackas of wealth and privilege defenders OF the
plunderbund.
We are moved to wonder just what action is being taken
by Montana representatives to halt the
We should like to have them show
their hands We know that in the lower house they not
numerically strong but should like to know that they
fortified themselves with ndpuabe facts concerning the
actually and unwarranted profits made by industry
the effort and challenge openly it's moral right
these profits under ethical consideration They
go ways and committee and present
the arguments place justify their posi-
lions as representatives people
And have right to expect the action from
resentatives in the senate.
finally, course, resolves itself into question of
how much effort all of the people of the state forth
the wav of our RESPONSIBILITIES as citizens of de-
mocracy. Are of what taking place in seat of
government? Do each of Individuals take
tive interest in what being done and approval
dsapproval Or do just 'hope that everything will
not too bad'? I
that you and going retain the rights
privileges safeguards enjoy under democracy
only by fighting to retain them Suppose sales tax bill
will inevitably drain the very lifebood of mil
people through inevitable deprivation of adequate
rtion housing and clothing will you and be able to
enacted in spite of greatest possible effort to
prevent it? Ask yourself that question today and ACT.
The Farmers Union Attitude Ell