Show WHO WILL B BE E NEXT california claims that a tax of two rents a gallon on g gasoline asoline is absolutely necessary in order to maintain and construct roads in withdrawing objections to this tax A L weil attorney for the general petroleum company said that under the circumstances his company would not opp ose it even though he consi considered dered the bill wrong in principle and the tax far too high this is merely an indirect way to taxing the public it is not equal taxation it is expediency taxation two years ago the king tax bill loaded additional taxes on to railroads roads and public utilities uti as the only way to get additional tax taa revenue this increase had to be transferred transfer Ked to the public thru rates charged now gasoline is lie he commodity chosen to bear the burden next year some other industry or product will be selected to bear a special tax this may be an evolutionary process that will bring about a complete change in our taxation method unless it does it is unfair to the industries which are picked out to bear the brunt of the burden and make up deficits to cover expenditures which are made for the benefit of all the people |