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Show TAXES IN GERMANY HEAVY Individuals Are Beginning to Feel That Country Really Suffered Defeat in the War. The individual German has not begun be-gun to feel the peace terms, financially. finan-cially. During the war the Germans have been loaning their money to the government. gov-ernment. This year they have begun to give It-There It-There Is an estate tax graduated as to size and as to relationship. It Imposes Im-poses the heaviest tax on the largest inheritance from the most distant relative. rel-ative. A peculiar feature of this law. Illustrating Illus-trating Its severity, is a provision that in no case may the tax exceed the amount of the inheritance taxed. No mean cousin can leave "spite money" which would compel the recipient to j pay more than he got, anyhow. An income tux ranges to about 7') j per cent as the Income grows. j There Is a profits tax and a heavy tax on wealth increases during the wnrto get the profiteers the usual ; tases for revenue, heavier than ever. ; and a capital levy is being considered. : With food, coal and clothing short, they are bound to add to the discontent. discon-tent. Ag'tators U1 make the most cf the cris:s. But (ier::ip.ny has wentl ered two cris, s as serious: In the most .MSI cult months ii:st after the surre::Vr a ywr a-o: and the p-a-e con.'r-ca. e period, when she woUe up. as '.onur, to the terms. j |