Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-05-27 | Page 6 | Count Your Many Taxes

j Count Your Many T Taxes a es A A N unidentified risk of the federal social n 1 1 security up set-up found sound himself reminded that his premium was ov overdue He took pen penin penIn in hand band to explain how it came about that he was delinquent The New York Sun in iri some manner became possessed of a copy of the letter letter let let- ter ler and printed it the other day Here it is In reply to your request to send a check I t 5 wish to inform you that the present condition r f of my bank ac account makes it almost impossible My shattered financial condition is due to fedS federal federal federal fed- fed S eral laws state laws county laws city laws corporation laws liquor laws mother laws I laws in sister-In-laws sister and outlaws S Through these laws I am compelled to pay payS paya S a a. business tax amusement tax head bead tax school tax food tax f furniture tax and excise tax I Even my brains are taxed I am required to get a a. business license and dog license J I am sin also required to contribute to every society and organization which the genius of I man Is capable of bringing to life to women's T relief relle the unemployment relief the gold diggers diggers' diggers diggers' dig- dig t gers' gers relief For my own safety I am required to carry J life insurance property insurance liability int in- in r t burglar insurance accident insurance business insurance old age insurance and nd fire insurance My business is so governed that it is no easy matter for me to find out who owns it I am inspected expected suspected disrespectS disrespected disrespect disrespect- S ed rejected dejected examined reexamined I informed required summoned fined comi com corn i and compelled until I provide an inexhaustible inexhaustible in in- exhaustible supply of money for every known need desire or hope of the human race Simply because I refuse reuse to donate to something some some- S. S thing or other I am boycotted talked about J r lied about held up and held down and robbed S SI S until I am almost ruined I can tell you ou honestly that except for the miracle that happened I would not this check The wolf that comes to many doors nowadays just had pups in my kitchen I sold them and here is the tle money That letter fellow countrymen was written from the heart It would be a very good thing for or all nil of us to read the list again Count your many taxes and you may be persuaded to do something about them L