Show Prices Go Up With New Taxes n the congress of the United States R RECENTLY increased various federal sales taxes as a method of raising additional revenue to pay paya a apart part at t least of the nations nation's bill for prepared prepared- ness The people of this country accepted that tax Increase with little protest because they were unanimously determined to strengthen this nations nation's defenses and willing to make whatever financial sacrifice was necessary in order to accomplish that objective Unfortunately however there has been some tend tendency ncy on the part of a few businesses to tomake tomake tomake make a little profit on the tax boost Dealers are entitled to pass on the tax to th the consumer for he is the fellow who is supposed to pay the bill But price increases greater than those made necessary by the tax itself are unjustified un un- justified As a matter of f. f fact It Is against the law for dealers to represent to customers that any price increase more than the exact amount of the tax is due to new taxes The folks who are re going to have to control the situation however are not government officials but the buying public They can quickly bring into line the few dealers who are making capital out of the nations nation's need for increased increased in creased taxes for defense Here Frere are the recent federal tax increases which a dealer is legitimately entitled to collect col cal lect through increased retail prices cent 14 cent a package on J cent cent a gallon on g gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- soline so- so line 1 on a barrel of beer 1 cent on every 10 cents of the admission price to theaters etc starting at 21 cents instead of as previously at 41 cents 75 cents on a gallon of whisky s 72 sper per cent on refrigerators radios autos and parts and cent H-cent centa a pound on tires |