Show 1 TAXI TAXES S by george peck A high government official has gone onre on record card that inheritance taxes should ae be boosted to such a high rate as virtually to prevent p event a man from passing property on a n to his children we believe that within reasonable limits and for tax revenue purposes only there should be inheritance taxes however lit R the primary purpose of further increasing inheritance taxes Is to wipe out our long established and cherished right to leave property to our children then we are definitely against any such increase we strenuously object to the socialistic cia cla listic tendencies in any effort to prevent passing on of ones property at death here in III america we have always recognized the right of any citizen to bequeath his goods and chattels to whomsoever he desires in tact fact it always has been popularly considered that a self re specking spec ting ici tizell has a definite obligation to provide tor for his family after death the billions of 0 dollars of life insurance in force on oil american lives and the billions of dollars on deposit in american savings banks are eloquent testimonials to the tact fact that americans ido do want to provide tor for those members of their families millea ta who may survive them further it ls 13 proof positive that even in this era of reckless governmental spending the american people themselves continue to be thrifty and h have a ve a thought for the morrow therefore when our government refuses to admit that such family obligations ligat ions exist and contemplate taking steps to prevent our our passing property on to our families we contend it is not acting in accordance with the wishes of the vast majority of the american people such it a procedure it seems to us simply would be aping communism or fascism for both of these assume that the family unit and the 68 family religion must be destroyed because they are the states greit greatest test eni enemies mies it to Is true that isolated instances can call be cited of undeserving persons falling their to huge inheritances occasionally casio nally we read of neer do wells squandering their inheritance it in I 1 riotous living these are publicized in the public press pres cressand sand and are magnified beyond their real importance they are so few in comparison with the many many deserving benefi beneficiaries elar of inherited property as not ilot to be worthy of serious consideration yes iles I 1 by all means let us have inheritance heil tance taxes and heavy ones at that it if they are needed for tax re venue purposes but letus resist with all our strength any attempt to levy estate taxes designed solely to prevent our passing on oil pur our savings product of our sweat and toll to our children that would be un american and definitely communistic tl let your congressman Congress know that when you depart this earth you wish to leave to your loved ones those things which you have accumulated by industry and thrift t |