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I asa lie from Dam m tho thi 11 booklet aid Od CHIten CHI CHI- a ten n br by Tho tha imitate I the thi and 55 U of et on n TilE THE FOURTH promise of a good a. a citizen clUzen I J will pay my taxes understandingly U It not cheerfully Yes Yea its it's human nature to squirm when the government even though Its It's your government strikes at your JOur pocketbook nerve through taxation But it its it's also human nature to demand the conveniences convenience improvements improve Improve- ments and protection that you ou want I for r your fam lam I ily your community community com com- and 4 your our country What paves the street in front of your S 'S h house 0 U II e and throws a network network network net- net work of smooth highways highways high high- ways way across the country What keeps keep police cars cruising the streets and maintains an army a navy an and the FBI W Wh What hat a t supports the tha farmers farmer's friend the count county agent and sends lends consuls and ambassadors to protect protect pro pro- our citizens and Interests in foreign lands VIlE THE ANSWER obviously Is taxes 5 the the tried and proved method of everybody chipping in to provide provide pro pro- vide the things which all an of ot us need and none of us can pay for b by himself The weather forecast you read Inthe In Inthe Inthe the paper or get on the radio is made possible by a tax-supported tax organization Your tax money and the other fellows fellow's protect the purity of ot the wa water ter you drink and insure full tull weight and wholesomeness in the food you buy Taxes make possible I I the public schools the public libraries lib fib the public parks park the public pub pub- tie lie tl fire department and the public everything from the street tred light on the corner to the lighthouse at sea ea Every hour of the day and night your safety your health your security and your valuables are protected by public servants paid for tor b by your taxes Taxes represent the cost of our government doing business They are determined by the people we elect to office We give these people people peo peo- pie the right to do a lot of ot things thing with our mone money but hold them accountable accountable accountable ac ac- ac- ac countable to us If It we feel teel they are spending it unwisely or too freely treely we can turn the rascals out In fin this Ws world wrote B Benjamin Franklin nothing is certain but death and taxes But isn't our method of ot taxation with representation representation representation tation an improvement over the system of ot the dictator who sees lees what you have and takes as much as he wants Taxes are levied by four levels of ot government federal state county and municipal To become law a tax must be voted upon and passed by the elected representatives fives tives of ot the people There are three general tax clas clu A HIDDEN TAX TAX TAX-A A hidden tax taxIs taxIs taxis Is one which is not apparent to the eye and is usually part of anything anything anything any any- thing you ou buy For example the price of ot a loaf of ot bread includes all aU the taxes which have been imposed im imposed im- im posed from the time Ume it is raw wheat until it reaches you A DIRECT TAX TAX TAX-A A direct tax Isone Isone is isone one directly paid by the person on whom the ultimate tax burden falls tails In other words there Is no middle man between you and the government Examples are property proper proper- ty income and inheritance taxes AN INDIRECT TAX TAX TAX-An An indirect tax is one which is paid by someone someone some some- one other than the person who will finally pay It In other words It is a tax which is passed on to someone else The manufacturer of ot otan an imported product pays the Customs customs cus Cus- Cus toms duty and indirect tax because he be will pass this on to the consumer con can sumer by increasing the price of ot the product TWO OF the most important bodies whiCh which the public may come Into contact In relation to taxation are the tax commissions and the tax court of ot the United States Tax commissions are state fiscal bodies consisting usually of three appointive or elective members which supervises local tax officials assesses public utility and other property collects most taxes not Collected locally If U you consider your tax assessment assess assess- ment unfair you may appeal to a tax reviewing board The federal government knows mistakes can be made In the taxes claimed from you That's why we have the United States Tax Court You can contest before that court before you pay certain taxes which the commissioner of ot internal revenue revenue revenue rev rev- claims you owe From the decisions derisions of ot the tax court you may appeal to a higher court Th Thi article U Is Chanter 4 I 1 01 f lbs booklet eI Good 04 produced b by Tho Th American Foundation of 0 the tha freedom train A complete book ma mar be b. obtained b br by sending end nr 15 25 5 sent cent to I. 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