| Show I I TAXATION AXA In b RiSES RISE ON II A Y Bill Halt I for May Legislation I Banning Liquor Congress Finds Prohibition Leaves Billion More l to Be Raised By y Universal Service WASHINGTON W Tul July A l.-A I A billion bil- bil lion dollars stands between Congress Congress Con Con- gress and imd national prohibition for the period of the war wal The amount is to raised bc by taxation to help pay the enormous cost of the war 01 The Plic bili billion bil bil- lion i n can cun easily he be raised h by hy v taxes on whisky hi Ir wines nn and nud beer heer Otherwise members of Congress who will vote f for for- r prohibition arc ire frank enough to tor tay r Y t don't dont Ion t know biow where this billion bil- bil lion Hon will come from unless s consumption t tion r taxes are arc imposed impose upon some of off I f j i the lie necessities ics of life Congress will face the question of oC a a. billion hillion for or booze when the regular ses- ses alons resumed next month an and aid the jn n of ot the thc ways W and means com com- now nos framing the new war bill ar are ready to report They must find a W way l to raise JS- JS by taxation this year U By hitting the rich Individuals am and rich corporations to the limit IJ by Imposing hen heavy taxation on everything that rould possibly be cAlled culled TI l luxury nn and by hy doubling or trebling the taxation taxation of spirits wine tine beer and tobacco It IL Is Just possible thru that Con Congress will bo be able to frame flamo a law that will realize the amount without the consumption lion tion taxes that arc are so unpopular with the American people Take away the lie billion dollars In prospect b by the enactment of or national prohibition putting the thc whole country cowl coun tl try on a bone dry basis bals anti and members of the thc ways s ays and means committee who have been struggling lIng with the tho matter for some weeks sa say there Is no wa way to find the money moncy except under some somes someR s R eme of ot general taxation that will fall tall upon all the theo people In other words if the tho people want a dry bone country for or the period of ot the war all the people will have liae to pa pay for COI It It and pay at the rate of about 10 10 apiece for or AVer overy man nian woman and child In the land Mc n Shifting Experience c In dry ry Washington has tul taught ht the capital that almost an any amount can Cati be bc raised b by taxes tuxes on n spirits and the lighter alcoholic hey bev- The price of or a drink Including includIng tn ing the taxation cannot bo be made too high for or the man who wants a think drink If H Conre s decides lIl that t the nation shall I be dry bone for or the period of or the war then consumption taxes surely will go KO into the revenue bill MH The They may he be thinly disguised ul cd as luxury taxes applying to shoes shoe that cost more than JS r. r a pair or women women's s I J that- that cost more than Luau 25 25 ti an and things like that thaI The fhe people will soon SOOIl realIze sea ica- lIze that th these e so called luxury taxes ai c e straight consumption taxes an and the he man mall who never er t itoh o ti u drink In 11 II 1 1 I rii hn A j. j rt t lini lItt n rn 11 OI of of u. u shoes shoes ho 3 for less leg than tunis 55 5 5 will V. find tint himself him self paying part of or tho billion that t the he drinkers of or alcoholic bv beverages ra eM would have haYe contributed to the lie treasury I If the sale of ot strong water had isa been con con- and excess excell profits are areV V expected xi to go o as high as aM 80 per her cent This is the limit that thal has been reached che In any allied country at war with Ger Gor- Gormany Germany many but mt lit the United States tates hat has gone Into the war i upon such a hu scale that she must mUfit tax to the thc limit after l a year ear of ot war in its order to meet moet the enormous UI expenditures made for or th the peace and happiness s of or the tise world Price Problem A. A flat nat rate of or l 1 12 Per por cent on all ull uil in incomes us- us cornea comes with uM of 1000 for Cor unmarried and 2005 for 01 or 1111 per per- eons IB Is expected to raise ral an all enormous revenue rc and md undoubtedly this lIll rate will have to be applied if Ir the country goes ona olla prohibition heals hash Every ery cent of or revenue H will be sorely j I missed ed b by the men who ate arc framing th the tt new bill and even use the work Volle or fl fi fight ht l rule which Is expected to put baseball out of or commission for lor the IJ period ii d of ot the W war H will den deny the tue country coun- coun try thousands of if dollars In revenue re and make malte the ta task tasi k of ot raising monc money harder for It If the rule lule IB Is held to apply to other oilier forms of ot amus amusement ment It w will ll cut down downa a good source of ot revenue re because amusement axes are nrc to lo be made higher high ll er and have proved good revenue pro pro- Price fixing Is another hardship to the thc tax lax la layers layer If It a general program Is entered upon there will be n no excess profits on which to la lay heavy tuxes taxes There arc are many n members of or Congress who favor tavor the scheme of ot allowing n a man to 10 take lake r large e profits prots In war and then take a club and wd take toke th them m all allaway allaway Va 3 away from rom him This is virtually the thc system in En England land and It Is be believed he- he lIe c that the new bill when reported will vIll he he- found lound to follow along the general general gen sen- eral cral line of ot the isa English system of war taxation |
