Show I J Income me Publicity P ty r Congress has b been en wrestling again with the question q tion pf of making ma ing public salaries and other income of taxpayers rs above alove aj certain amount a former provision for such publicity having been repeal repeal- repealed ed last year Under the former law incomes of a year and andover andO andover over Or O r w were re made public President Roosevelt wants ants the publicity ity clause restored to to the thc th new tax bill b but the tl Ways waye a and il means committee of of the House ignored his hiS- request Then rhen an a- a amendment amendment amendment providing for publish publishing ing lug incomes incomes' of or more was adopted when offered froth from fro the floor What the Senate may mav ma do 00 about it remains to be seen Whatever er may may be said for or against the idea the fact is is' is that the published income docs does not fairly show what it is supposed ed to show In the case of some of the largest incomes as much muchas as 60 per cent must be paid in taxes taxes so the individual often has left heft much nuchi uch less less' than half hal of the published amount It I t is Jiff to tose to sec se see what wh t pur purpose put put- pose pose is served by this publicity except c rC pt to gra gratify the curiosity of those who like to pry pr into other othier peoples people's affairs |