Show 1 I All AI Should Pay Taxes The state tax on public utilities tic is lik like lika the tax en gasoline gasoline-a gasoline a charge levied on n the public to pay for Cor state services s says ys the San Francisco Chronicle The utilities corporation docs does not pa pay this thus tax The public pays it asa as asa asa a part of the rates established for forgas forgas forgas gas water electricity transportation And it it is a fair and just tax when it itis itis itis is evenly distributed so that it ap- ap applies ap applies plies to nil all Ia Patrons rons of municipally owned ute ut- utilities ut utilities es escape their just share of this tax for lor state purposes Thor is no good reason why John Jones who buys power from a privately owned corporation sh should uld have to contribute to state taxes Samuel Smith who buys power from a municipally owned utility goes free If Ii Jphn and Samuel Smith pa pay the s same me rate for their power i or gas g-as or water or 01 transportation then the tb th state te is deprived of its rev rv- enu enu an i th to mun retains it it Sin Sin in th the state has to get Jet its it mon mory somehow it is no good for citizens ij is think hink hint they cin avoid oid state taxes by al ai taking refuge in muni muni- municipally municipally municipally owned utilities That would only mean that the tile bill would have to come to them in some other way Whatever is fair for John Jones is fair for Samuel Smith Both should pay their fair rail share of or state taxes In equity to all the citizens state charges against public service corporations should be bo assessed against them all no matter what I their ownership o |