The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01

Uncle Sans taxing power has become something of
importance He requires huge with
which to finance the defense program and aid to
communist countries and after the emergency
for many year thereafter he will need huge to
meet the interest the public debt to begin pay off part
of that Indebtedness to take of veterans and
carry the ordinary business of his government.
Therefore, anything that ntereres with right the
Federal Government the 48 individual states and the
pae of the nation to tax ANY business must be remov
ed For example, the theory that projects should
be exempt from taxation wrong Only the business
government that is the carrying on of the actual govern
ment of nation state or municipality should be exemnt from
taxation Such exemption should not be applied prop
ery or activity of government when is engaged in the
business producing goods services for sale When
ernment does this it should be exactly the footing
any private enterprise engaged in similar activities
When the government activity competitive and is bid
ding against private enterprise for the patronage cents
it injustice that private enterprise should be
the public project ree but than that it all
too often hamsrngs private enterprise as to drive
eventually out of business thus coddng the public enter
prise and deprving it of all incentive efficiency.
There have been and still cases of where
taXree government project sells its product
lower rate per XVIII than its privateyowned competitor is
forced to per XVIII in taxes One does to be
certified accountant or mathematical wizard figure that
privately owned company operating under such unfair
competition doomed to cose up shop" only question
being just how long will be able to continue business
But serious than this unfarness private in
VestorS Is that at time when governments need every dollar
of they collect the Federal Government sets
self in various businesses exemps from taxation
and cuts off important sources of revenue.
This coumnist always has bitterly opposed government
going into business either in competition with to the ex-
cusion of Private Enterprise This nation has had SO
teprse OF It's ability unfair untaxed
government competition that marvel there still one
single American propagandizng put government into
further businesses.
more serious than this unfarness to private in
Vestors is that at time when dollar
OF revenue they can collect the Federal Government sets
itself up in various businesses exemps them taxation
ana cuts OFT important sources of revenue.
This colunns always has bitterly opposed government
going into business either in competition with or to the ex-
on of Private Enterprise This nation has had so many
evidences of the superior efficiency of Private En-
prise OF Its ability in many to meet unfair untaxed
government competition that marvel there is still one
single American propagandzng to put the into
further businesses
But, If we must have these government projects then
every dictate OF fairness DEGREES that they should
under the same rules and regulations that govern Private
Enterprise And has disposition to be fair then
purely selfish motives should demand equal taxation of gov
ernment businesses IN order to provide tax badly
needed now and in the future IS
This making sheep of government enterprises and goats
OF private enterprises works injustice only to the
stockholders who have put their savings into prvateIv-
owned companies but also in the final analysis to the stock
holders (the taxpayers) of Uncle Sam, Incorporated
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