Show i r r Income Tax The Democratic members of the senate finance committee have y voted led to levy an income tax of of-I of 1 per cent on incomes over 2000 i k This move should awaken every citizen to take an interest in the manner in which the income tax is enforced J i If II the income tax had not been evaded to the extent of more more than THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS by those persons with large incomes who are now subject to its provisions there would have bave been becu no need to to extend the tax so as to include the tile men mell with relatively small incomes who arc are already paying not only the bulk of the indirect taxes levied by the federal government but also the larger part of the state and municipal taxes If the income tax returns had not been kept secret there would have he been en no evasion If It the tax returns are not now flOW made public so as to prevent evasion under the proposed law the federal government in its wild scramble to find the millions needed to pay the enormous cost of preparedness preparedness preparedness pre pre- will be driven to lower the exemption still further and tax incomes as low as 1000 The Tho only way to prevent this is to see that the law as it stands is enforced This means PUBLICITY OF RETURNS There is practically no hope of securing publicity of returns from congress unless there is an active public demand All the senators senators sena sena- tors tots and congressmen pay an income tax and there are many who are afraid to let their income tax returns see the light of day dar If you rou do no not want to see the income tax exemption lowered so sotha that tha it will include you write your representative senators and tell them that you and the millions millions' of other voters with small incomes will ill not stand for any lowering of the tax exemption until the tax as it now stands is enforced by making the tax returns public |