Show REDUCING A PUBLIC EXPENSE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE TAXES tar A r I 1 r K S suggestions MADE address ad ires br by pros W P El alperson Erp person ereon at the deml annual convention of the atah ebato press association richfield utah september Hep 2 1022 today in utah ai as in all later moun tain and coast states the he greatest haa hen dicag to return of normal conditions and prosperity ii 11 taxation the Is I 1 a condition recognized by all our citizen citizens the state form arm has ha taken up tip tho tile matter ani nal it Is I 1 hoped till vill make some progress in it its program for tax reduction commissions are in vesti gatIng tax condition conditions in all the mountain states aal an I 1 business bual neoe bious and commercial clubs have lave taken up the matter for investigation in kit due time these and commit committee ill report retort but it is safe to assume thai that beyond lifting shifting the tax burden from froin one claes class of property to another nothing will be accomplished shifting assessments from one IOD of oi prop rt to another will not reduce taxed in it the laet last analysis an alysia every man inart luma and thild haa has to pay his share of ta taxation aaion it f not on property through the tile ire fd a price prices of commodities b by y abnormal taxation recommendations of commissions avail but little an a the chief end of all commission investigations and entailed called tax reform movement movements I 1 Is to secure more fund funds from the tax taxpayer not tax redesta Re festa the state of cutali Is not especially in beell of a now new form of taxation or other tax reform the only remedy po pos ie is to cut appropriations for gen eral state purposes ec and state lions and make it a penal offense for the tate state board boards to authorize addition al expenditures when legislative appropriation pria tion have been exhausted the partial or total abolition of or doroe me of the state anil and the reduction of the cumber of member members on the ionn alone would bip make it possible loe los elble sible for the legislature to make a cut in appropriation rome some of you perhaps inert most of 3 tou ou will ak ask where I 1 recommend a cut cot in expenditure expenditures the dinner Is all along ne line linein in every state institution bar none ani an I 1 world orld make that cut no leo less 0 tian an 25 23 yet per cent I 1 hear bear you yon ask if I 1 woul I 1 rut cut the schools 21 25 per cent the anver if Is ype yes nil nit the choo where her special subjects not essential to a ru diment di nry education are being taught bat but under no would I 1 ree omni cutting the 1 alay of efficient clett teachers teai herB in fart fact I 1 would be incline Inell nel 1 to raise thi salaries ala rier nf of the beet best I 1 woul 1 cut out non subjects and pay more attention to rudimentary education thue thus preparing the pupil for a higher elu e location he desire it but this ii Is dipping into an argument I 1 desire to avoid the main proposal ii IN a it gross roe reduction of tax late and anti the tile only way ki tob bring about a Is I 1 to cut the public expenditures raad increase la crease during recent yean taxation lift lam in creased enormously figures taken from the united states census shots above the total tax levied in utah in 1912 wae vias to 0 and in lit 1921 it aras the per espita tax in 1912 1613 16 18 and in 1921 10 40 74 thee these figuet are rp palling when one takee takes into consideration that the total taxable valuation of ILY tate state li Is les less than tiow now I 1 want to say may to yo yu i members eten ibera of the itah state pres press association you yen through your our are the tile aly mair hopf hope the people asre it in is within your power to put a arcq to this taxation by giring antl that tt you will not support any who will not pledge himmele to t vote for reduction of at least 25 per pot test eat in leg Isla tive pee to it t thit these pledge are made b before eions are made in but above all bore it lota into your rea lers that thit only men who really favor inch such mea be for fine nana mana tore or rep it tt matter not whether hother nominee nominees represent ent the church thurell the bar the farm bureau or ilg 11 business it is not sufficient recommendation for a candidate unless he is i unqualifiedly io in basor ot of at teat least a SS 25 per rent cent tion lion in state appropriation appropriations not I 1 this inot a matter of I 1 olit fes for as a a matter of fact neither pirty in is oleh responsible 11 for there theme con on it Is true that the prevent administration has ha ael i el money bi in the conquet of 0 the gen erat eral affairs of the state tut but the game same bouli be of any other 0 in now that war conditions are passing I 1 faar the utah state prees press association joining with the farm bu reau and tile atah manufacturers aa sib clation no oci ution and other bodies for tax re but before doing so it i be clearly understood that tax retrenchment haest the collection of icse less maxem through the tile Its of leg isla tive if boards of county commissioners city and town tolan boardw boards of education were ere under penalty to publish liste lists of expenditure expenditures an I 1 to whom made aid and for what purpose tn lit mot most iu fu stances a great rent saving boull be made publicity needed headed hundred hundreds of thousands thou eandi of dollars are annually eapen expelled led in utah which would be aved saved if the name names of the recipient recipients and the nature of the deals to which they are bartke were made public As A a matter of fact the public has no idea for what purpose the tax money is ex other than in a general way ay utah is essentially a farming and range state that is to say may most of her people live close to an I 1 till the oll soil all their property Is t tangible mid and aery cry acre sere of lant lan t Is amae pied for taxation while a vast ast amount of personal prop erty loan loans mortgages gages salaries ealar ir and cash escapes taxation alt ogeth anil and always will ut matter what hat plan of nation ie 18 ador adopted ted year in and bear car out the tile farmer work works longer hours and receive receives less for hie his effort efforts than any ether other class of our due citizens and I 1 he be paya pays more taxes whatever cle else the farmer may be charged with he can never be classed as a tax dodger today the farmer armor has to cut his expenditures to provide for hie his tax tar money of or he will be put out of house and home this being true trite why hould should not the state eions and commissions be compelled to cut their expenditures expenditure st the manner of handling delinquent taxes in a utah li Is another factor in our oar excessive taxation under the law or the ruling la Is vogue in this state the coun counah tits carry the delinquent taxes in mot most states prop arty on which the tax has not been paid is soli soil for the delinquent tax on the day and date set forth in the tux sale advertisement in utah it ii i the rule not to allow others than those interested in the tile property 0 to o pay the property tax there Is time for redemption as in all staica but bv the ilan i lan in fl firce ree ill 11 most st attea tea the tax money Is f fully ully pail pat I 1 in cili C and is avail amo tut 1 in utah the I 1 eel ecile le carry the burden and are taxed ultimately or o r addition al amount equal to tue tile delinquent tax carried by the county for example tf if the county colety ia Is which mitch richfield KIch field Is to bated Is 1 carrying in delinquent taxes on its books at the time tinie the tux levy levy is i ma male Is it will be necessary ne ceasar for the tile county commissioners rs to levy a tax to cover that deficit ai As I 1 understand this question the counties have we to pm that part of the tax which goc gaz to the state in cash no do matter how loie loi e it re main unpaid to the co anty according to the books of the tile state auditors auditor Ps of fice flee on august 21 the year the amount of delinquent tax which the counties owed the state was as ani an I 1 it is probable that the total d tit lin linquest quent tax muni clial elial county ani school added to this amount boull bring the total to more than 7 lopoo taxes hae lime already been levied to co cos cr er this deficit in conclusion 1 want to eay say that I 1 do not desire to inject mohica into thia thil question in the last nn alsi we vie mint must admit dmit political leal parties and the peo pie themselves them seles are alone to I 1 lime for the thc condition conditions ahiel confront us but lut thern there must bo be a halt the tile mut must net not be aked for more that they can I 1 lay ay IN eiith ith wheat at less 1 tl ti an all 80 cents a potatoes Jota toes hot worth dl digg gg fog aad ether other feaux lb he lew in rears our state our 0 or school hoo aft anti our cawi ft re dace aute expense edises only iu lit the th matter of state tat on 14 wr we keep up our 1 site and abat bonfy whai hen we ft ret 74 per emt of tle epst cost from front the tile federal covern govern mt most but even this abi bonev should tx elpe adeA nith mare economy than in the patt and with ith more eff efficiency ielene both in administration of the enri expenses and andin in it should b seen t that our oar goo I 1 roads mads are hulit better and of better materials especially where sand ani an I 1 glaiel is used where possible both sand and gravel should be washed il thoroughly cle cleanth antI before being batot luot borated in lit the rad building 1 I have avoided pointing out felfle expenditures and make no pec ifie charges either political or personal ia im this matter it is the condl tion which is confronting the people of this elite in which e ete ato interests not what brought it about anil anti the only remedy 1 is to cut appropriation appropriations and see to it under the penalty of a felony that if ey ata stal cut cull sow now brethren of press it is I 1 our out plain aut duty jet jemai force with other bedle ad d make I 1 fight for jor the tax riddia people PI 1 of 0 I 1 tab reou tb 1 e kave have to 0 o make utah one of the great arft tilt eatn 4 de d twite in the enlon alin this eloped and fashioned to the uses of man I 1 I 1 tah has ha the wealth la is her bills hills and valleys to support A por population of millions of hundreds hundred ft of thou hainds aad ie es ellive st t twitt ie Is tb tit greatest t handicap to thil this J at t this til low L us as help to lighten thi this load lead by toy insisting on cutting jublle havy have to cut tbt people as a th their air own aad and development and proa pros 1 pity will speed ily follow with doubled population and treb lid elta wealth the burden of taxation will be lightened anil antl the sum bum total for tho support of the state ana anti state n 1 matill efta w hand felid the woman 1 a ahot h donall won by 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