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Show READERS' OPIIOXS (The opinionB expressed in this column arethose of the writers, and lire necessarilyconcurred in by the editor and management of this paper.) Editor Progressive Opinion - CREDIT TAXATION , A topic of interest in beriods of war or depression is the topic Oj j public money. Public money certificates can be issued on available com. modity reserves and also made redeemable in later years from the return, ! of a tax On the appreciation in credit and profit value within monetary or financial organizations exercising the right of public credtt creation that accompanies the increase in the national debt. A profit income tax of ninety per cent may be passed by Congress with reference to war production industries or industial production in general and a similar lax on the appreciation in credit or debt claim values within the fractional reserve ystem and other business organizations should be favorably considered by the national Congress. Geo. C. Christeesen. |