Show A At 4 i i mt TIm THE DUCHESNE COURIER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 22 Il I THE DUCHESNE COURIER Published Evory Friday at Duchesne Duchene Utah C. C B B. B COOK Publisher L A. A HOLLENBECK Editor H. H T. T HOWES HONES Business Manager Entered as second class ss matter Ma Mah May y 20 h 1022 at nt the tho co at nt Du Du- Utah under the thc act net of parch March 3 1870 SUBSCRIPTION HATES KATES One year 6 G months 3 months 50 60 STA STATE TE TAX COMMISSION The Salt Lake papers seem to b bull be e ull of at the state tax commissions commission's s dope llope The commission was created create c d JY the tho last legislature to devise devis e means to get more taxes out of ot the people Have you noticed that all aU o o 0 hese schemes are arc to get morel more money Why didn't tho the legislature ap appoint appoint appoint point a commission to devise ways wan wano o o to to live within theli Deans They dont don't repeal any bad d aws 5 nor talk about living within heir means and ancl cutting down ex ex- it is Js always to get more mon money to meet increased extravagance Professor Bullock the pal pale expert from Harvard tells teUs them hoto hoto ho how to do it ft Says that the presen methods of or taxation have faller down and the tax commission agree him and expresses that as theli opinion After Arter all aU it in In only an opinIon Ion fn of ot a commission that was created creat created ed on purpose to find that sort aan o a oan oan an opinion and paid for tor it If It the th commission had been created to discover dis cover over economy and the most for or the least quantity of ot mane money then their opinions would have beet beel more sensible There Is nothing perfect not ever the present taxing system and th classified valuation system that they then advocate l wouldn't be perfect either for tor there is nothing perfect unde under the he sun says Solomon but and md the tax commission are probably riser than Solomon and aOI are deter determined mined to put this amendment over on us We Ve an m equality tax law and they wan want an m Inequality tax law They say that tha t if it f we enforce the present law that thai f it t will drive capital from the state Ve iVe are supposed to be taxed equally equal equal- ly y r on a general property tax They The want ant incomes also taxed Thai would be double taxation and as th the e Federal government gets an income e tax ax that would be treble taxation They say this new would woul d catch atch the fellow that Isn't taxed I It tl night might in some cases but It would woul d I r also Iso catch the fellow Is taxed and nd while you would be getting justice jus jus- lice tice Ice from a man now ana and then teen yo you n would be increasing the tIle burden ote o 0 ol the te h great body of the prosperous citizens of the state and would woul d I Ka drive them from the state and the theother theother other follow tollo too Thc They propose to raise about two million dollars extra extra extra ex ex- tra tax every year by y means of this I constitutional amendment If it It be bo passed and then argue that if It benot be benot not passed the present law will drive the people from the state state state- those that haTe hare proper Well Vell it is those that have property that will i pay this extra two millions AccordIng According Accord Accord- Ing to that logic the moro moto taxes that they can manago manage to pull out of ot the best citizens of the state the tho better they like Uke it It Is a scheme to centralize centralize cen cen- the whole taxing power into Salt Lake Lako City at the state capitol ind give glue them a big stick sUck to wield over ver the assessors assessor of ot the different counties and they have all too much power of or that kind already We Ve have had constitutional amendments before and they have old told us that to pass them would reduce reduce reduce re re- duce taxes Did they do It No The street affect was always to raise ralso taxes The rhe plea was that somebody else that that I was dodging taxes was the man that would be hit That is the same old gag In this case The man that is dodging will get hit but tho the fact will be exactly as It was before borore and the people will be called upon to pay hat extra two millions when their taxes are already so great and their so small that they are arc not paying the taxes that are already as as- essed Utah has been tabooed by settlers since its first settlement Pass a lot more of at fool laws and it will vill be tabooed In the future The vay to prosper Utah is to pass sane ind sensible laws laws that appeal o a man who is trying to get along tad ind make a home laws that do not threaten to take his property by con- con and the inheritance law isone Is Isone one of or them but we can stand that one me but lets let's not pile It on too strong if we would build up the tats te What we want Is not only good legislation but no favoritism in handling the states state's business There Thero is too much extravagance in the road funds school funds and other matters The same amount of service service service ser ser- vice can be had by cutting the ex ex- pense pease But this new proposed tax law lawwill will necessitate a lot more of ot tax agents gents deputies hangers on and what not and thus increase th the taxes taxes taxes tax tax- es and tax eaters and Inquisitors I and it is time to call a halt on boards commissions agents welfare workers and inquisitors and repeal a lot of the bad laws that we already have L. 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