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Show BHi THOUGHTLESS TAXA- B I TION H ' It Is as easy to develop a spirit ot B recklessness In taxation as- It Is H n upending moifoy. Injho latter case H tho. reckless spouder pays tho prjee B f of bis own oxtravagonco. Inthofor- j Li mer tho citizen pays.tho penalty of B i reckless1 oxtravngenco. B ' Spending tax; money la now a man- fl V la nnd U 1" tlmo to look towardmoro i economic' taxafloh methods and also B n dpendlnu, of taxes. H There JBventiiely too much feeling HB V tllut congress can planter on taxes H ',' and' thai there Is nothing left to do BfB i' ' ljut'Pa'1' BIB 1' II ls ca8"Jr "osalb'lo to tax an In- Bl j , dustry and thoso dopondant on Jt, tfl I- clear out of business. Take for ex- Ki, ample the extra five per cent excleo Hll' tax. on candy and confectionary, ! I j To tho thoughtless legislator It la Htjj a simple thing to raise a largo sum I by a special tax on candy makers. As candy manufacturers cannot stand any such tax out of their profits, prof-its, It lmiBtbo added to selling prlco or taken out of quality. It tho former, consumption la cut, thus ndvcrT&cly nffectlng westorn sugar su-gar boot growing and manufacturers a'nd reducing amount tho consumers or this country get for their monoy. If manufntcurors try to absorb tho tax by making an Inferior .product nt the formei prlco the people pay In, quality and the sugar lndsutry aut fern. This ls a good lllustratlpn. ot apodal apo-dal or class taxation and ,the.rc ls altogether too much ot it in this I country today. It ls high time to start on getting back to tho true American Am-erican principle of equal taxation for nil not only in candy manufacture but other lines ot industry. The candy Industry is tho 35th largest in tho United States. It employs em-ploys hundreds and hundreds ot thou sands of peoplo, mostly womon. It supplies a rood product which. ls the great Joy and pleasure of childhood and is n wholesome, nourishing food,-supplying, food,-supplying, tho system with an essential essen-tial roqulroment. Is right or Just' to, burden this or any oilier great Industry with q special tax whlcli It can obviously not stand. It is tho helghth ot tolly in Uieso tlmos"" to' handicap any Industry by killing taxation, when employment is needed as the one sure counteractive for bolshovlsra. |