Show EQUAL assessment AND TAXATION j if there is an one principle of taxation that should be rigidly adhered to it is the old fundamental idea of uniform and equal lates of assessment of all property well meaning but mistaken cil academic theorists arc are aaa always s ti trying fiig to change this rule on the plea that some special interest oi 01 large industry should be singled out for heavies taxation most western estem states have hane voted noted down propositions i ii 13 giving riving state tax commissions the right to classify plop eriv for purposes of arbitrary valuations and arbitrary exemptions as being dangerous several western states arc are now considering such propositions that are constantly being advanced by so cia listic politicians one amendment proposed to the constitution ution of utah to increase assessments of mines the utah plan proposes to add assessed valuation on the basis of some multiple of the annual net proceeds of the mine that state hav lian ing noted v down a plan to add three times the annual proceeds to assessment in nearly all states mining properties pa on oil land and improvements on all abaye ground and under the ground the center of the earth and the sky being the limit to the imagination of the assessor and lawmaker law laN makel maket taxation laws of some states show shon seven forms of state taxes and finc div e kinds of federal taxes now paid by mines and reduction plants besides many kinds of fea and registration laws lanns and reports taxation abuses can only stop with confiscation and parale sis gis of industries and new nen tax legislation should be suspended on war aar at least until the will wai is over 0 er |