Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-05-13 | Page 8 | Luxury Tax

f I IIii I i Iii The Luxury Tax ax I IRo leaders of congress have announced they will Ro 1 urge the repeal of the luxury tax section of the revenue act and recommendation that this be done will be made by y cr E cratic catic officials of the treasury y department Consequently we can expect prompt action and the sooner it comes the better will Till a g great teat majority of the people be pleased it The obnoxious section was to have been repealed at It the last I congressional session but its consideration was prevented by the I r. r fill filibuster buster conducted by a few obstinate Republican senators It It s ill advised legislation at the start was given support because f a misunderstanding and failed of defeat by b bIt Y chance II It is not in fact a luxury tax unless we c class ass as a luxury not absolutely necessary to human ex existence It is a meddlesome troublesome tax costing more for its enforcement than an it is worth and it should be repealed with a whoop 3 Congress cant can't make anyone mad by getting it off the books