Show I GOVERNOR DERNS DERN'S I POSITION UM ON THE TAX PROGRAM Dispelling all sll doubt as to his atti ath attitude attitude tude on ta tax tai 1 levision E Governor Geo H Dern has taken a position positron gly tron trong- trong ly gly advocating the passage of the CJ J c-J constitutional amendments b by the people this fall fan I fanI His Ihs po positron position bias iv as as outlined in an a ad address address dress dello delivered cored Monday September 8 before the state federation of 1 I bor borit It at its annual convent consent com ent on in Salt Lake I am heartily in far fa favor faor or of that program because I believe it is to be bean bean bean an upon Utah's present inequitable hS tai h S system stem IH he sId s id uI I Iam ani in m favor of it because bec t I think It WIn will make possible i a fairer distribution distribution I tion of cf tae ta tax burden thin than we e have tOty I GO Governor Dern pointed out many I law in the p constitution th tha th effort of which is 15 to grant e to the great eat mas mass masa of mt int prop II Cl city ty and render it impossible le to either ta tax the property itself or to t i iI ita tai ta the income derived I Exp Experience he said his has shown hon ho n it to tobe tobe tobe be faulty to ta tax a few fens claa- claa classes ea of in intang intang tang l ble le not cc by t the e con constitution constitution it at the same sime rates a aa arc are phed t tangible property I Ih h ha s he d 11 aced ned ed is requited J un leI leIthe leithe leithe the prevailing n 1 lule iule ule in t the e constitution The Pie intangible property prop prop- propel prop v erty el V 1 la b being fa favored b by bv la laxity laity t on the put of tax wis is refuted bythe by bythe bythe the Governor nor He Hc said the principle of Taxation of intangibles at the me i 1 tes tos a ai tangible property I is Hong and it can C'an t be done I In 11 some states statu there is nearly neaily a much in intangible as there is In IntangIble intangible intangible tangIble property If the same rome ratIo holds true in Utah it means that one one- one half alf aIr the wealth in the State te is Ss es- es eso o es-o I Io o ping pin pm taxat atoll on Governor Dein as- as assorted is sorted lS 1 For five t ent ears past the peo pre pIe have been agitated b by this con condition condition Home o n owners rs and farmers have bitterly that that they were ere carrying mg the burden gO govern 1 govern govern- government ern- ern meat ment w while hire others more able to pay than they were ere escaping their Just share e of the load loid he said In hIS administration Governor Dern announced he had told the state te board I of e to work out i a more fair systems s tem of taxation ahon Their re-I re re pct is as quoted bv bs the GO Governor eruol as I Wc can cant t n a start until e w e amend the thc constitution The hands of 01 the legislature are to tied bv by con J con that it could nut give the people relief no matter I hose ho frilling v it might be to do so I Governor GO Dorn Dern took the positron posItion that tie constitutional exemption of i certain eel tam and ard the require meats ments that tie the remainder be ta taxed oo at I general al property p rates rat had almost I eliminated intangibles from the tax taC rolls lolls r If the proposed ed amendments me aie meI I passed se he contended the state would be b benefited through cone collection hon of afa a afa fl fa r ta tax on intangibles which would not be a heavy burden bUlden on that prop tv prope-tv prope e tv but I l would still yield sufficient sufI suf I revenue to reduce the ta tax on tangIble which is noc no now no c r- r r th the heavy load I Hia tho HL position on the for I creating a tax commission was equal equal- equally equally equally ly strong in recommending It its opi ap op i 1 by th the a people lIe He argued arg that th more than thirty state now have havea a successful central administration that the amendment imen n only authorIzes the leg a J UI we c o g V ve m asa 10 0 o tl the e ta to tamm inns m aa as on tha bhat t the leg s atUle mu b d trusted not to abuse t tars llis 11 PO power er I nor Dern Darn ilso 1150 contended ihn that t t the e legislature had not abu abused d it PO power er in m bj taxation a hon of mines mme in m the theu theo u I a and all should be trusted to work ork workout workout out a S system of mine mme taxation 11 case cao ca e i a b ter r method could be found This he said was as proposed d after January 1 I 1930 by the amend amend- amend n n sri erg r relating to mine mme taxation ta Cation The The- Governor m de It t clear that the proposed amendments would only onI un untie untie I tie tre th the hand ham handa of cf the legislature to real deal todeal with the t The detail of the plan was as left to the l legislature slature to decide I In he urged that thit the item system stem of taxation proposed in Utah Ut vis I was 13 not an experiment Every feature feat feat- feature feature ure of the plan as in m successful opera opera- operation I tion hon in m one or more snore states today The is not radical nor re ar ar in any respect but merely merely merel pro propose pose to shift a part of the ta tax tae toad fro flO to intangibles and m in income income come There is i a cry cn for Ju justice and an he urged ed the people of the state to join in m the cr and ind keep it up untIl Ju just t ce was done |