Show I TA TAXES ES im LEGISLATION By L. L A. A Hollenbeck The rho state board lOt nit olf equalization I haS s ju mat just t submitted its report to the governor and asks for tot more and power in the matter of ot tax levies The board has too much power JOwer alread already It Is the history of II all noli boards and and loa that they want more power powe 1 The board I also says that tho the limit halt of f taxes should be either done C awn way a-way with or 01 made nade- higher as to schools Wants to t-o o make mako a sky limIt In school taxes And then rolmes along the Utah county tax and prop se tse seto to raise the state tax of 2500 per pcr pupils as it is 13 now naw And want an income income income in in- come tax for the state and propose to raise the tax on all' sheep p and ln cattle Well Ven we are arc about to have a legislature leg leg- on our h hinds hands Th There le is one possible p Di escape from flom tate state damage and that is because the tho legislature is about equally equay divided politically There ma may bo be another and that is a poSs i possibility that the legisla legisla- tUl turn ma may juay nave awe a n deep veep thinker or 01 two who knows know a a. little p and that too tat much taxa taxation tion will m ruin an any and anti that that while hile we VC 13 all believe in education education tion jon too much lunch schooling g is a n detri detri- detriment detriment j ment nt in Inan many trany cases an and tends to ta educate ed- ed young oung s fn ke to live lire without work instead o of directing them how to work and that the uplift ere 3 aTe are trying to burden people With mire e taxes taxes and and w o pays pay the taxes The he fellows that work are the fellows s that pay the laves and the tha workers' workers w wages wage to to I This talk talk about abOn she sheep and cattle being t taxed ed t too o low 01 is Js all n. n nonsense They are taxed tO polo toD high I have lio no 10 sheep or 01 cattle but J X am familiar u with Ih farmers farmer's problems ms and the Hie boys hos are all aN leaving the ranches because they think they thay can make malce more mono money by working g for far wages wage II Lt is isa isa i ia a im mistake mitake but bilt then the farms farane are arc arc suffering all right It was a it- m mighty Issue in hI the late presidential campaign campaign cam cant and bI parties were forced to say fay they would do something at atau au ono o. o And yet et the tho board of equal equal- anion a in and the Utah CJ tax com com- I ln want to 10 ra raise se taxes s on liver live live- livestock stock r and ami lax tax Incomes The fellow that has an au income has already paid taxes on oat his hia pl property ty and his i care i are arc his tools or 01 Implements whereby he ho h hopes pes to make make- new ne development e nt I If Ir J you OU tax tar him hilll too stab much he hew is pai paral- paral aI- aI and if it you on paralyze the progressive pro pro- brainy mon men o- o of the country 1 you have paralyzed the countr country its it it- it s self lC What gol good 4 Is a school if itt you yott U have ha put the parents out of business busi busi- business ness And yet we are ara told that at the teachers institutes one one one- of the ho principal things talked about is move more mcney ni maney more re money That is what I th the tax caters and ar are am ail all talking i ta talking about outI nb-outI- How iw to t net moro more money TIle They have schemes to get cl some mythical fellow to tal pay par the cx- cx tra taxes taxes' h but tt it comes back on the tho follow fellow that Is already paying payin the taxes Let us hope that th the thc representatives and senators In the tite legislature legis legis- lature will stand for holding down taxes for fbi that is jg the thc only way ray way that this country countr can i prosper Lot Lotus us keep keel a critical a and ld intelligent eye eyo on the legislature for the tho scheme is to rai raise o tuxes taxes and that must net bo be b hu but t II jf the they do then let lot the punishment t be he decisive 0 0 |