| Show I I WHA WHAT T IT COSTS ITO TO GOVERN US By PROF M H HUNTER Dept of 01 Economic my of 01 I Those Tho e Who Do Not Feel the tho Taxes I IfiE A RB RE taxes tues felt only by those thos who whoA I A pay them It Is frequently thought i that those who have h TC such uch a small amount of ot property or such uch a small I Income as not to be b subject to tax tox atlon escape the th ordeal of ot being belne bur bar burdene burdened dene by taxes tans Frequently It Is la con contended contended contended tended that only taxpayers should bo be allowed allowe to vote when expenditure of funds Is Involved ed since It Is they who have hare to foot toot the bills In 10 taxes Those Thos who pay taxes certainly feel teel them In a Il definite tangible way for tor they are forced upon them n with Ith op ap apparently torI I nothing given In return But Dut do not others In the end help to re- re recoup re r coup j coup those who make the direct pay payment ment 1 A man may possess no real estate 1 but few tew there are n who ho do not live In Ina Ina I Ia a house or part of ot a n house for tor which I they must pay rent The owner of the house houe e apartment or hotel must pay i totes cs upon It since It Is s a part of his property To him the tax Is a pert ot of Ills his cost and he b would not have I been willing n to have spent his money In the construction of the building un unless unless unless less the rent were enough more than II the tax to net him a fair return The Theman Th man who pays pay rent on n It Is I I helpIng to pay the on owners ner s tax Some people who own no property buy cigars dears and cigarettes The manu manufacturers I have been required to buy tamps stamps and place them upon the pack packages packages ages It Is undoubtedly true that the price of ot clears cigars and cigarettes Is higher because of this tax and he who buys them Is helping the manufacturer pay hIs tax When one numbers those who buy groceries meats clothIng and the tho runny other things thines which satisfy our dally wants the tIle great macs mai mn S of the people is 9 accounted for tor Whether these pay taxes tues directly or not not they buy from those n who ho are taxed The grocer either cither pays taxes on his store store- storeroom storeroom storeroom room or else elce cl e pays rent to th the owner lout out of ot which taxes tues must be paid The sonic same Is true of ot the butcher the baker the clothier and the jeweler Since the taxes are arc a part of ot costs to nil all these business s men It means moans that In order to a Il fair return on the investment the price of products to the consumer must be higher than would be It if no taxes tales were tested levied Who are those then who do not tell feel the effects of taxes Certainly not those who buy goods Into the co t tor or of production of ot which a Il ta- ta tabas ta has bas en entered entered entered for tor this Is reflected In a higher price place It Is only safe to s say y that arose tho e who do not buy goods those In Inthe Inthe lathe the Insane In-ane asylums prisons and alms almshouse almshouse almshouse- house house- do not help to pay the some someS someS S annual tax burden In the United States |
