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C LAWNS LAWNSBy By Bythe Bythe Bythe the end of the th year it is agreed by most experts here wo will bo either elthor-b in the throes of l inflation or we will wll ill have iron-bound iron controls operating to prevent it It Tho The President has Indicated that tha he means to use oil all of or the extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary pow powers rs hohas hohns during war ar to keep the cost ost from rising further and to stabilize wages in a away away away way that will put an end to strikes slowdowns and between l labor bor and industry But his well known sympathy with labor and hi his unwillingness to interfere with its so-called so rights during the first firs months of war has hag led the tho publIc public pub pub- lIc lie to take a see let towards his plans no matter how reassuring they may sound As for lor farm prices it is la v well wol known that the new deal members member o of f the farm block who are candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates for re election in November will fight tooth and nail nalI against any plan which they think might antagonize the farmers On the other hand the general resentment over oYer increased food costs over scarcities of or food foo caused by br price e problems rather rathe than by reduced farm Carm production and over strikes in vital industries may have reached t the be point where It holds more weight politically than the demand of labor It leaders aders and farm tarm leaders For in addition to the lings foe of or tho the people In general genteel gen gen- eral teel the pampering of these groups ps there has been plenty o of o 16 n e recently that many laborers labor labor- ers and farmers themselves elvos dont don't want ant special attention if it Is going to Interfere with our war program in addition to the necessity for sta stabilizing wages and farm Carm prices if It inflation is to bo be curbed curbed It Is J generally recognized hero that the kind hind of tax program finally agreed upon upun will do a Do lot toward cn encouraging our our- aging or stemming s Inflation The treasury's drastic prop proposal to have havea a high tax on spending rather rathor than thana a 1 sales tax would probably aid in preventing inflation but might also prove such a sever burden on some ome income groups that It would seriously lower the standard of ot liv liv- lug ing Ig The plan for a tax on spending has bas been Jeen offered in place of a sales lax tax and Is similar to a sales tax inmany in inman inmany man many respects The chief differ difference ence once Is that with a a sales tax we would pay a tax each time wo we made a. a purchase whereas with a a. spendIng spending spending spend spend- ing tax lax we would pay pur a sum lump-sum tax lax on the money we spen spend merthe over mer the period of a a. year People of small Income laconic who have difficulty difficult as It Is In saving saYing money mOlley to paya pay a EJ a high income tax lax would find It much more difficult to Lo handle an additional lump sum than to pay a Continued on last page titA M. TI a hurn GER This Week eek In Washington D. D C. C Continued from page one I t each purchase i oe penny ny or so tax on that the tho final tax ta It expected pl program t will include a 3 plan for employers to deduct a n percentage for taxes from Cram all wages and salaries sal sal- salaries aries I as they are arc paid Then when I the employees file income tax returns returns returns re re- turns they will pay the additional amount they owe or ask for a rebate rebate rebate re re- bate if too much had been heen deducted from their wages Much favorable favora-ble attention has been Deen t E en given to the Ruml plan suggested suggested sug sug- by Ber sly Ruml Rump treasurer treasur treasur- er of or R. R H. H Macy tacy Co and chair chair- chairman mali maI man or of the Federal Reserve Bank of or New Newyork N York which calls for putting bases ini instead in- in taxes on a you pay stead i of ot paying taxes ta on the earnings earnings earnings earn earn- ings of the previous year car This plan would virtually cancel all taxes CS on 1912 Incomes but calls for forthe the thee payment of or 1943 taxes as Income in income income In- In come is is earned Under the R Ruml 11 plan the tine government would rece receive ejust just justas as much Income but there would v ld bo be this difference A man mani who i J would ordinarily pay a tax tax ax In March I 1343 as 1343 as the tho first drat l pay payment payment pay puy ment on Ills his 1942 income tax would pay th the same during to te first three months months or of 1943 but It would DC oe on en monc money fluency which he hc carne earne during dur- dur 1 ing ng 19 19 ti 13 What plan will will finally bo adopted Is ani anybody's guess but hut we can all bo ho certain that taxes next year year after the Ole Important ever-Important election is over will over will be bo tremendously tremendously- high hl h han an and wll wil include practically everyone everyone everyone every every- one who Js earning any income at all The Tho predictions of or what is going to happen en In this country after election election elec elec- tion are almost frightening but hut we weI I that there will be hE alot a 3 alot can t be- be c sure I lot more sacrificing than there has I been Jeen to date I It is quite likely after arter election will willbe willbe willbe that tho the selective service act be revised to take men under 20 W years rears old that married men will be he tailed called up that new taxes I will be added to those to be he in included included in- in eluded in iu the tax bill and that man many products will be hc added to those now rationed d. d But the 1 big ig improvement which election Is IsI wo we can hope for Cor after tHer that th-at politics as usual which was I supposed to be abandoned when the war began an will actually 1 be e tossed out of tho the window and that for Cor awhile a awhile aI while hile at least the the theco co country will get I precedent over party parly |