Show I t 0 Ix Commission Commissi Suggestion 0 I By Ira C. C Tichenor ther glier an interesting tig coincidence to say the least that a ashon i aion shon made in this column on October 11 that there ther should gU a national ta tax commission should be followed by a similar by Oto Otto n H. H Kahn the well wel kno known know economist in an ania i ia American Manufacturers Manufacturers' Export association Uon on October 15 I S address addres Mr Kahn advocated the te appointment by congress of a I 1 partly artly composed of party members to study taxation d recommend suital suitable e legislation 1 relIef let could be by our reef legislators and very advantageous said satti Mr sad M. M Kahn Kah if i ir part par of or the burden of holding gathering views and ad investigating economic and other oter nonpolitical gere ere placed upon others Others oters holding citizens acting with wit iere i and arl ad congressmen est st ability and ad ripest experience could m ipe oe De called led upon and would gound ready read to serve cre It should O OT to be looked upon as a a abed bed hed honor to t O bo be asked by congress vo o act as one of its it and ad the te relt resulting sense sese of responsibility and of public duty dutye e those te t selected to t give se servi wholly free from bias Wa of en be be- ap appointed not by the executive but but by bya Acting a through tt the te president of at the te senate and speaker of the tn in h some other ote suitable wy w. w Findings Fid of commissions appointed e whether federal fee or oz o state have hav rarely been of great get influence 3 r lor I o even S and ad at antagonism are a apt to t meet met on the te part p of ot their members a ce cert certain tan tano n e artiete mentioned mod as 8 appearing in i this column on the te eleventh lid i d in ta t part p. p tow i of a the te tact fact be tt that taxation is i a a proposition which directly affects every citizen c of ot the t country cot it might be classed as a one of the t no the te most important subjects of consideration yet judging haphazard r manner me hi i n which W it is i treated by congress and b by many manyi s i it I la i one at of ot the te least let important of all al economic questions ose ise of ot o the tho t many I Inequalities te contained ced in i the te present federal federl tax I t the co between bet states se In i respect reec to t the imposition of or certain necessity fri for t the tho t creation of ot a a permanent national tax commission commissioner z er the t question que in I a a truly ty economic manner would seem to be bez f iwa commission not only o could co save v the time of or congress in disc discus discus- sere s- s theories ere and ad crude cde ideas idea advanced In profusion but undoubtedly me i e a a law that ta would wod be free e from fm the te crudities and inequalities 1 the present prent pret I laws and which also also- ao would bring about about legislation auld nId ud prevent pret double doble taxation ton as a a result of or prevailing taxation employed elo to In i different dent states i t r a a commission too loo to might have as a one of its it duties dutes the giving of l the e tax t officials of the te various states and ad to legislatures and thus le Je tax tar t roads rd hi in i the te various vou commonwealths as a well wel as nationally Jon i u is I being discussed to a a greater extent today than ever before I result It the te people generally eventually will wI demand that business Se hi in i connection with the te conduct of such sch a strictly business m as a the te imposition and collection of taxes tes of every ever description |