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Show ill ' r- 1 'Taxation Is Increasing Much More Rapidly Than Wealth Itself" By PRANK O. LOWDEN. Former Governor of IHinoia ' . , , , , Taxation, in the United States, is increasing much more rapidly than wealth itself is increasing. One prolifie cause of rapidly increasing cost of government is to be found in the number of public agencies that have authority to levy taxes. We have the federal government, the stpte government, the muni- cipal government, and the school districts all of which can levy taxei independently. And when the limit of the bonding power ha6 been reached, the tendency is to create some other body with authority to lery taxes. This means that the number of persons who are obtaining their livings from the public treasury is continually growing and if the pro- ' portion of public employees continue, to increase as rapidly as it has I in late years we will, within a reasonable time witness this phenomenon: ' our population divided into two classes, those holding public office, still a minority, it is true, and all others working to support the minority , i in office. |