SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, I960- VoL 14; No. 5 - 15c per copy $5.00 per year New York Bank Reports Taxing Production Must Shift to Taxing Consumption Gerald Hart Hes a Headache to Tax Men-An- d the Courts Back Him Up! TIE From On of the most remarkable facts of the Twentieth Century is the grip taken on Western Civilization by the "heavy progress income tax" which Karl Marx envisioned as a means of making "despotic inroads on' the rights of property, and on the conditions of bourgeois production TELEGRAM TORONTO. CANADA WINNIPEG BUSINESSMAN HAS WINNIPEG A BECOME THE FIRST CANADIAN IN HISTORY TO REFUSE TO REPORT HIS EARNINGS FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSE AND TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE COURTS IN HIS BATTLE GERALD HART, WHO OPERATES AN ELECTRONICS BUSINESS HERE, BELIEVES HE HAS STRUCK A BLOW FOR ALL SMALL BUSITHE PETTY, UNCONTROLLED BUREAUNESSMEN AGAINST CRATS" WHO, HE ALLEGES, RUN THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. To date he has won two rounds in his fight and has left experts in the Federal Justice Department with a gigantic headache. And Mr. Hart managed this victory by a very simple device. He filed his income tax return as the government Insists everyone must do. But, instead of producing figures and details of his finances, Mr. Hart offered only comment, some of it cutting. The income tax department took him to court, charged he had failed to file a 1956 return for his business, Hart Electronics Ltd. civil-litigati- on - OUTLANDISH ONE Magistrate D. C. M. Kyle of the provincial court decided Mr. Hart had filed a return, albeit an outlan- dish one. The Manitoba Court of Appeals concurred in a split three-to-on- e decision. Harts answer to the income tax department have aroused chuckles in legal and accounting circles. Here are some of the answers in his T2 form: Financial statements and schedules: None available.1 Taxable income: Not known. Cannot afford expensive accounting. Reserves as provisions for doubtful debts or liabilities: "No reserves, all debts doubtful, liability unlimited. Charitable donations: "Many. Any loans made available to shareholders: "What with? If answers to any of the questions is yes, full details should be given. "Quite. (Continued on Pg. 4; Col. 4) gfaefctjegx '(jS&jlW Those who come to their government for special privileges, special favors, are not taking something from their go- vernment, but rather, are taking something from their neighbor. ..."A second Tiger in the Land 1313 East 60th Street Chicago, Metropolitan Gov't. This will be the title of the series. It will deal with the founder, Dr. Wallace Stanley Sayre, professor of Public Administration at Columbia University. Dr. W. S. Sayre was fired from the Municipal Civil Service Commission of New York City in 1942. The mayor accused the Dr. of irresponsibility and lack of judgment As an example of Metro Government, Dade County, Florida, will be examined. "Home Rule is another aspect of "Expertism that is traceable to 1313; this will be studied. The recent action in Kearns, Utah and the proposed action in West Jordan, Utah will be studied. To turn back to the address 1313 On land provided by the University of Chicago, in a building specially erected for the purpose, there exists an organization which is working at the task of eliminating elective and representative government at the local and state level; and merging all Into "regional governments (Soviets) these, in turn, to be merged into a centralized government These social science experts are the trained (not educated) elite; civil service intelligencia who are to serve throughout the United States as head of these Metro Groups or as City Managers. 1313 is a headquarters building for some 22 organizations, all of which are dedicated to the task of destroying local and state governments. This series will show, in minute detail, the origin, members, financing, and political backing of the 1313 organization. Extra copies of each issue of the American Statesman will be in demand, so order yours early. ... equally remarkable fact is the way Soviet Russia has steered itself away from the booby trap and has thrown aside basic communist doctrine: from each accord-n- g to his abilities, to each accord' to his need. ing There is an apparent wide and shocking misconception in our land. IN THE United States heavy proIt is this. That patriotism consists gressive income taxation is justiin loving our government, and in fied on the principle of ability to willingly and joyously doing what pay. We can read in an economics the President and his administra- best-sellthe comforting words tion wants us to do. It is this mis- that the income tax, despite high conception, so cunningly advanced marginal Tates and frequent warnby unscrupulous men in power, ings of the damage these may do has paved the way for des- in impairing incentives, has so far advances in all the years of had no visibly deleterious effect potic man. Premier, Khrushchev, on his visit in October, showed greater percepPatriotism rises above the govtion. He frankly pointed out to the ernment as a mountain towers how the U.S. tax system, President above a blade of grass. When we takes away incentives and stifles think of our country and a feeling increased productivity. He remarked of love and devotion wells up withRussian policy is to proin us, it should spring from the that the vide generous incentives to make reality of what our country is and want to work harder. The means, and not from the govern- people found that without a proSoviets ment ,which is the least of all our reward, the superior man portionate blessings. does not put forth the superior efIn fact, the only virtue of our gov- fort of which he is capable. Mr. ernment which was true in the days Khrushchev has confidently preof its founding, was that it was a dicted that their per capita will exseverely limited government of very ceed that of the U.S. by 1970. little power. We could love it then, A number of western countries for it was harmless. A tiger in a Germany, Canada, Australia, and induce love. can a of United Kingdom have broken the cage feeling A tiger, hiding in the tall grass of away from the extremes of personhidden taxes, and not so hidden al income taxation. They have also er 111. From the above address social science "experts are destroying local government. Starting next week a definitive series of articles covering the plans now in action and in the formative stage that eminate from this address. New York City First National City Banks "Monthly Letter If anyone ever doubted Mayor Lee gives every man - his day in court, he need only to have attended the open hearing on the matter of . . . Shall taxis in Salt Lake City have meters? The big companies wanted very much the meters. We agree that there are inequities in the zone system. We agree that with meters travel would be less expensive in the present higher priced zones. In fact there seemed to be no reason for not having the meters. Then a spokesman for one of the little independent companies pointed out how good their, business was under the zone system. That when they took oyer the company it was making about 250 calls a day. Under their promotion this had increased to 1,000 calls a day. They hustled. They offered their services for less. Mayor Lee said that he did not believe in legislation that would put a man out of business when the man had done nothing but compete in an open market. So Mayor Lee said he could see no reason why both systems could not work. The old Western custom to get the very most for your money is almost a byword of the Mayors. The city gives money to the Symphony, Municipal League and many, many other groups. Mr. Lee questions that Taxpayers money should be used for charitable works in gifts that are not approved by the taxpayers. Mr. Lee is thinking of Sewage disposal, new police building, Civic Center, new City Hall . . . perhaps this is primary rather than giving away some $7,000.00, and up, to the Municipal League. (Continued on Pg. 4; Col. 3) (Continued on Pg. 4; Col. 1) Beyond a shadow of a doubt . . . let no one question . . . The armed might of the United States is superior to that of Russia . . . that is superior in an inferior way. What do you mean . . . how big is the natl debt? It is bigger, friend, than all the debts of all the other nations in the world combined. Yet we borrow more money to give-awa- y. Crazy? You bet! . . . ... Received a letter from a Senator thanking us for asking him to conOnly an egg head in Limbo could tribute an article on Conservatism point that Foreign Aid is good for . . . That was last summer. Sena- the U. S. . this letter was bout sometor thing else. Who reads (?) your Talent is a power a man conmail? Or better, who answers it? trols . . . Genius is a power that controls a man . . . With this in Edsel sadder an than mind, pause and reflect . . . the Nothing Rockefaded a American Socialist has the talent around with driving feller for President sticker on the to spend money . . . The genius to window. SLC Tribune. destroy freedom. ., - A research man was in town last week gathering information about our Mayor. Seems a book is being written about the dawning of a new a swing back era in government to reality and Lee is the polar star for clear channel navigation. Government is a trust created by The next time one of those profs No previous Mayor has drawn . . . in look its citizens to be ruled by its citithe national attention and queries says its only money if a see zens to he his An economist considers has basement as has our own J. Bracken Lee. himself a trust-buste- r. JDL printing press. t . ... ...