Show THE GAS TAX AND OTHERS During 1931 according to the AmerIcan Petroleum Institute of ef efforts efforts forts will wall III be made to increase time the tax in m at least Sl teen states tates In 1930 the public paid in m gas taxes establishing listing a new nc high record 3 record above the 1929 total I E Ien en cn in m depression y cars the ta tas collector ta collector prospers At present in a typical state state about 20 per cent of the time retail c price of gasoline goes to go govern goern ern menti ment r- r i Time The public is willing walling to pay a gas ta tax but there IS as constant pressure to increase this tax just as there is as constant pres- pres pressure pressure pres 1 sure to increase e ev e cry ery other tax tat taxAt At the annual con cony of the National Association of State Auditors Comptrollers and Treasurers held in m New York recently re r W V S Johnson State of West Vest Virginia said Sald states tates must learn to live lie 11 c within theIr income the thc as the fru- fru frugal fru e t gal housewife doc does docs in the home J I am can convinced con meed he continued that at least forty cents of C e Cery ery erv ta tax tat dollar in m the United States 1 is wasted I The average i crage wage earner he de dared contributes one days day's work e c cich ch week ek for taxes tales es In- In Indi In Individual di and business institutions last year vear ear had a total income of 0 over cr of which was taken for fort t nixes according to Mr Johnson Governments ale aie 0 o manned ei-manned b by 23 per cent lie he said aId and amI one per per- person person son on out o 0 ten work v ork fork foro for i government o national state andr and r f local f Time The people will ill III never get tai ta taJ J 1 clIef so long 1 as the acquiesce quietly to tax tai increases or ac aci accept i methods method of tai ta winch in m reality are arc a sort of legislation buck passing Taking I II I a tai fa dollar doUar off oft one kind of prop prop- property erty and putting it on another benefits no one in time the long lone lon run |