Show Excess Profits Caused by hy Tax Tar The excess profits tax is ts declared by Prof Proto Colver of at the Trade Commission Commission Com Coin mission as the I cause cause of at intolerable rable high prices He says it tt ia ts one ono of the foundation stones of the whole high cost of at Hv- Hv lag ing scheme scheme- and ought to be repealed at once Ho He says for every dollar of excess profit taxes taken by the tho government government government govern govern- ment 4 to 5 5 are taken in excess profits proms Dy By knocking out the excess profits tax the whole high price structure would come down two or three stor stor- ies les Why not a small direct tax on gross sales in place of at th the price lift ing lug system now in vogue The excess profits tax gives everybody every every- bod body manufacturer producer of at raw material matull broker man wholesaler Jobber retailer and caterer caterer cat cat- an cx excuse to tl tack ck on excess profits Do they do it Well does docs anybody guess not |