Show IS YS THIS FAIR PAIR TAXATION There must be a better way to support the Federal Government th thin than n payment through the nose of some of the taxes which are imposed upon us in peacetime peace Now this statement doesn't mean were we're going out on any crackpot pot limb about elimination of income taxes Its It's just that some of th the taxes imposed in war war time time when were we're happy to sacrifice to pay become onerous in tn peace time And onerous means just what it sounds like Bur and oppressive For instance were we're still paying a 10 per cent tax on long tong distance calls which was placed back in the early Forties Why Which bureau gets the money The telephone company company gets the blame we get the bill who gets the money And according to the Gasoline Tax Education Committee Commit Commit- tee car owners is Utah pay pay- paya a dime tax on every gallon of gasoline Why To build more and better highways of course which makes perfect sense The growing toll toU of on our highways can be reduced by construction of wider roads better visibility BUT nIp Why arent aren't ALL special taxes on the motorist motor 1st used only for highway purposes More than 40 cents of every tax dollar collected by the Federal Government from highway users went for non non highway highway purposes last year This percentage it will be noted includes several sources besides the gas tax There must be a few more highly unnecessary luxuries like and Lind nd whiskey upon which the user pays about 50 per cent of the total cost in taxes which could carry a ashare ashare J share of the load Diamonds for instance Their tax rate is only 10 per cent Lets Let's move the tax load off a few necessities and put them on a few extraneous luxuries where they belon belong I |