Show I The Tax Free Illusion I At present there there is is much much discussion In many states concerning lly owned public utilities opera operating ling on aI a I tax basis b I Irrespective of the legal leg problems surrounding the question it comes I down to this There is no such thing lS as a t tax free utility or any other I business If one busin busmen ss escapes taxes they must bp shIfted shifted to an- an another another an another i ani other bus business mess And Arid the cU cu the latter must then pa pay 1 e that would ordinarily be borne by thel esl the customers of the former This to discriminative tax tax- taxatIOn taxation tax taxation The laws that make it pos pos- possible pos possible I sible are class dass legislation That Th one part of our population should help carry the taxes of another part mere mere- merely merely merely I ly because their utilities are arc operate operated by private par pares parties es instead of the com com- commUnity community community is ou ouy-of ouy of line lie hn with democratIC democratic democratic tic princIple Every Dery basinets sines sine's should support It- It Itsel itself it itself self sel an stand standon on I itS own feet It shout compete fairly with other buss busl n ne s of th the same kind enjoying theme the me advantages antage'S and putting up wIth the same disadvantages When mum municipally owned ventures are unable t pay y taxes on the same basis as private private private vate ones they the become a burden to all taxpayers |