Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-15 | Page 7 | How Much You Are Taxed

HOW MUCH YOU ARE TAXED Out of ot every verr dollar o ol of combined income of the be American people in In 1924 1921 cents went to the maintenance of or government fed government fed federal eral state slate and local The cost of the federal govern government overn meat ment ent Is comparatively a a 1 simple matter to ascertain In each man loan woman and child contributed on an average Of o 2777 2777 its support In the samo Balno year ear the tat governments government's average a was for tor each man woman and Child while county and city gov cov government er cost 2404 2404 per head or for all local governments Contrasted then federal gOY gay government cost 2777 2171 2777 to local gov- gov gOY gov government's so that cutting 4 own on local J cal cost Is more Im Im- Important Important than cutting down on fed federal eral but but butIn In la all states taxes are high in some states statu they are much higher than In others other It is la very little satisfaction to a taxpayer r rin in a state whoso whose rate Is 15 to know that the general average petS per state 1 Is only 95 Federal taxes tues are being reduced Its It's true but local taxes axes are ad ad- advancing advancing advancing As compared with the cents cent to the dollar which went ent for gov goy government ent In 1924 1124 only 1180 were requisitioned In 1923 1933 and but 80 69 in 1913 While the national debt was be being ing reduced by about 4 04 4 billions from January 1 1920 to January I 1 1926 state and local debts were being Increased by about 63 6 bil bil- billions bil- bil billIon billions lIon lions It If de definite all around were obtainable from rom any Ingle Ingie source It jt might be possible to determine what taxes are but they must be obtained from dozens from from th the treasury from the commerce department from the tho census bureau from the tariff commission from the chamber or of orI I comm commerce of at o the United States Slates from committees of ot the senate and I hous house of representatives to name Just a few of them The country simply doesn't know what Jt It t Is s taxed axed