Show VOTE YES IS' ON CONSTITUTIONAL L AMENDMENTS Much has been said and written Inthe in inthe inthe the last few weeks about the proposed constitutional amendments One hundred hun dred died thousand dollars has bas been spent cent by the State to determine how to Improve Improve Im tm prove our our present inequitable tax tem em The time for discussion and de deliberation deliberation deliberation de- de liberation Is about at an end and the time for action Is close at hand There here Is nothing complicated nor t mysterious about the proposed amendments amendment The Issues are clear cut In la the words Swords of the Dally Daily Herald of or Cache Valley ItIs it itis itis is simply a case Of the common p people ople vs the privileged classes The people of Utah on ort November will win determine deter deter- mine whether Utah's present system of injustice shall be continued or whether a system based on the ability to pay shall take its place It should not be difficult fo for the tM people of Iron County to dec decide de upon which side of the Issue to place their their hope for mos most people here are arv owners of tangible property which cannot escape assessment In a sense Utah has hM called allett in to tho tax physician the diagnosis bias has been made and the remedy prescribed Inthe In Inthe inthe the form of the tax amendments which are before the people on November 4 It is well wen known fact that Utah has hasa hasa a a very vert poor tax system and and th that t the burden of taxes has been falling upon I those who own homes bomes cattle sheep etc 88 per cent of ot Utah's Utah taxes baa has been paid by them while men and women who receive large salaries and people with people with money Invested in stocks Blocks and bonds h hive have ve paid the meger portion of of 18 16 per cent The constitutional amendments have been worked out by sincere and honest bones men who want to equalize the burden of tax taxes s and who propose that people with the wealth of the State who are deriving benefits from city county and state government and from schools should help pay pa the bill Dont Don't forget that at the present time the taxes of this state are paid by approximately 25 per cent of the wealth of the state while the remaining 75 per cent of the wealth v pays no taxes at all It Is supposed supposed- that the proposed tax revision will bring the In fn taxation for there there will always be tax burdens for taxation is a method used by society to purchase collectively what that society needs This government government government govern govern- ment was founded upon the principle that the wealth of the State should be taxed for the purpose of government The proposed constitutional amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments Is a a progressive step in the di direction direction direction di- di of this principle D Dont Don't nt be confused by the smoke smokescreen smokescreen smokescreen screen which is bound to be spread by those who see a possibility of carrying a just share of Utah taxes for no doubt every possible effort will be made to frighten the tax payers In the hope that he will vote no leaving the u constitution as it Is is allowing the privileged privileged class to continue to ride com com- r r free while the common people peo peo-o pe of this State continue to groan under under un un- der the burden of ot taxation Vote yes for the amendments AMENDMENT BELIEVER |