Show BAilEY FAVOR TAX REVIEW REVIE UN ON NATIONAl SCAlE Utah Man Believes Public Will Be Given Proper Insight Insight Insight In In- sight Into Cause for Increased Increased Increased In In- creased Levies At the recent meeting of or the National Tax association held In White ite Sulphur Springs Va Vs It was decided to make Inquiry into the matter of at public expenditures In the several states and with this object In view a committee was appointed to make such In Inquiry inquiry In- In with former Governor Lowden Lowden Lowden Low- Low den of at Illinois as chairman i I In the bulletin of at the association n which will be Issued early in January January Jan Jan- ua uary William BatIe Bailey chairman atthe of at the state board of ot equalization and I I I assessment of Utah and also president of at the National Tax association as- as 1 I I will have hare a a. paper on this subject from which the fol following following following fol- fol I lowing Is taken i The appointment of at Gov ex by the National Tax association to head a committee upon Investigation of at public expenditures expenditures ex ex- has opened up a field of or Inquiry which Is so large that Its boundaries are difficult to define define de de I fine As yet the definite outline of work which the committee ex expects ex- ex to take up has not been decided upon It may feel the advisability of arranging Its work so that some of at the most Important Important Im Im- irn- irn facts may be bo brought to together together to- to gether ether as soon as possible so that other more intricate and possibly more complicated problems may maybe maybe maybe be left lert for a time when the tho committee committee com corn has completed Its first objective Among other things the committee will III undoubtedly ascertain the extent of public ex expenditures expenditures ex- ex for the various units of government and the causes for forthe forthe I the increase In such expenditures There is no DO Information at nt present In a compiled form which shows the costs of at government go for forthe forthe forthe the various purposes covering co thelast thelast the tho last year ear or two so It will be necessary to compile this Continued on page 5 5 i I BAilEY FAVORS Rt from I. 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S Continued page quickly m in order that ii ti may used when Its use wilt will be DEMANDS SERVICE o the causes for an Increase die expenditures we are aln al- al I n a position to state in j what some of those these causes i jut there are man cross curtI cur cur- curI I tI fin It the tax situation which develop Into Important inIn in- in cs nc s In the light of the corn com tees s investigation Funda- Funda lIy however It appears that I in public expenditures Iben caused through the tho deci de- de ci of the public for Increased Ii and for public ser ser- along Iong lines which had scarcely contemplated seriously ten hi 5 ago and also to the fact eL 1 jie e purchasing power of the tho e Lr 5 lower now nosy than it was 5 ears ago aSO so that if the public lJ receive exactly the same i. i cc h this year which was rem ren- jr 1913 t it would require the of considerably more may also assume that there II influences for increased d ureS such as ai the federal program gram whereby states slates re- re R for roads If St I. I b ill match the federal ap- ap clots TOlon ion but the heart of tile the rt cm seems to bo concerned tic Increased demand of the tho for better roads schools foran ais Increase in public serEs ser ser- lica Es a whole main purpose of the In- In therefore must be an ano o St one because the reI rebe re- re I be attained will depend jo 10 attitude of the tho public findings of the commit commit- I public is to be educated his line the information pre pre- I 11 d y the committee must beI bo be I ed in such a form that it b le readily understood by the they 1 Je ary y taxpayers whoso only UI l ledge dge of taxes has come I gh the tax bill which they re- re and who are to- to I Thi unacquainted acquainted with the tech tech- 10 problems of public finance I must be told how much ic i S being spent and how it tik- tik Ing n spent in order that it may 1 whether such I S V ro 0 justifiable 10 0 taxpayer Is satisfied with withA A of money for br the tho which ho demands little or 1 can Cil be done in the way of in public expenditures ligh the taxpayer may insist l IKe funds which aro expended purposes shall bo be expend expend- Uh greater care and economy of the taxpayer this elt will largely resolve it- it 2 questions as to the tho ne- ne or the tho expenditure the tho with such imade and the ability of to pay although the tho ce of the tho tax may assume of considerable because in the tho floating of hisS the tue election Is frer Ire fre- iam r by appeals to the iii taxpayers to the tho effect that argo taxpayers will pay the ef part palt of the bill and tile tho riO seldom considers the ill hat his own OWlS tax bill will be he altO sed proportionately along Llie others SHOWN Is interesting to note the ef- ef it increased expenditures in during the past few years yelus In hie total tax taK bill of the state I including state I j and municipalities while whilo in the Uie othero purposes was It I Governor Charles R. R a campaign to toS S e for all purposes and T up effort upon the part taxing wl-taxing officials and through opinion he to bring about a slight In 1921 and a still fur fur- in iii 1922 1022 But for the the total amount of taxes almost equaled the tho C for the tho year 1920 all come in ill the face of an etc campaign on op the part of dJ o to reduce the taxes the Inconsistency on the tho public when confronted i reduction programs for ml was ably supported opinion throughout the tho but in Oil spite apito of tills this i f have havo continued to toS S i bond Issues arid and haVe havo Ul in their demands upon pj dounty and municipal gov- gov ns for Increased public ocr ocr- Isy ii time arrives whom when the 1110 frt vill taSte take a ti consistent atti oward expenditures and when iP for a reduction in pub pub- l will go hand band in I the demand of tho pub pub- public service on an Sable lable decrease in taxes cannot it IHl I committees committee's find findings ings will nets directly before and the ro responsibility I I Ic expenditures will bes bo be s hown If extravagance v arc found in iii some omo local local- I hen tile taxpayers may lIllY de- de lInt modern business prin- prin lust take tako their places If It aro als being made for which cannot be nf- nf Lythe the taxpayer then ho will twill ird arti and his servants the tho will bo be called to toI I Int So the tho investigation clarify the tho tax problems and place the responsibility for where e It belongs It the tho public the upon which to act reduction In taxes is ac- ac Shed d by It the tho public should 1 be better satisfied with burdens I I |