| Show r r tf ST tl W t LOCAL GOVE GOVERNMENT INCREASING During the five years from 1319 to 1925 federal taxes were reduced 39 per cent while state taxes increased in- in increased increased in in- creased 87 per cent and n nd d local taX taxes tax 3 56 58 per ver cent actor accor to W W. Dunlap assistant Secretary of Agriculture Ill In other othor words all aU tho the outstanding ing economics made mape In federal expenditure cx- cx during the past pant sl six she years rears hT have been more than offset b by t tro rt rapidly increasing cost coat of maintaining maintaining main main- smaller smatter units of gov government All of this Increase cannot b h 3 pe- pe 0 c c- by growth and n necessary c s improvements should automatically produce more tax tat revenue There Thoro has obviously been a tendency on the part vart of a great many stat scat stats stat's s 's s and towns to spend money lavishly disregarding dis dl- disregarding regarding the inevitable consequences ces of bonded Indebtedness It It l' l Is said on good authority that communities communities com com- today embark on expensive ventures that would not have been imagined 20 years ago High taxes Imperil prosperity and Industrial development low taxes encourage them The fact that the tho farmers farmer's taxes have bave Increased per cent over war pre-war figures certainly certainly cor- cor has Important bearing on whatever farm problem we have have Only Onty business efficiency and sanity In the handling of public funds can lower our taxes |
