Show i THE PAINLESS TAX G GROWS R 0 VI SPA PAINFUL I N F U L The taha tax tat ha has been con a p painless mese means of e c re revenue from time the motor motorist 1St st There are arc signs gns on the hOrIzon how ho hoe e e em cr w which Ich mt would that the public is e we weny mm uy y of being painlessly y milked of its money In the time past ele eleven eleen en years the gas gasta tai ta 2000 has totaled more than 2000 and it is e forecast that an equal or 01 greater sum will wall be bc col col- col- col collected collected collected in m the next nest four y v ears The tax tat began with levies of one or two cents But now the average levy is almost four cent cents and increases are being proposed m in many states Several Sep Se eral states tates have da diverted a share of gas gae tat ta funds to general purposes It is reported that a group in m GeorgIa IS seeking to ha ha have hac e c a reasonable proportIOn whatever proportion whatever whatever that is- is is of gas tax funds used to reduce property ta taxes es By exactly the same reasoning it might be advocated advocated advocated that the time gas tax tai replace the income tax the corporation ta ta time the insurance tax or any other of goy gO rep re Es E Every ery time w we e e buy a dollars dollar's w orth orthof orth of gas we get in realIty about seventy five fh e cents orth The rest of our dollar go goes to the thine state Where a four cents cente tas tax tat is s m ill effect w e c must 1 ply 1 one cent to toi the government go go l every very time we e dri e a three miles No other com coin in general use e except to- to tobacco tobacco to tobacco bacco ha has c ever cr been so hO 0 o overtax overtaxed er erta- erta ed Unless the time public puts a stop to the tren trend it is not difficult to 1111 im imagine agine a time when hen the ta tax tai willbe will willbe be greater greatel than the time cost of gao gaso Jane |