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Show BH OO NEW METHODS OF TAXATION. H Germany, in searching for new B methods of assessing taxes, has ap- piled what is known as night life tax, which Li a tax applied to thoee who attend balls or frequent resorts after 1 o'clock In tho morning. Such a tax Is to be commended. Those who are indulging in the luxury lux-ury of the dance at late hours or are i at the beer gardens at unusual hours I should be made to pay. If they con- tlnuo the. pastimes they must have money for dissipation and the govern ment should exact tribute. Another form of tax lately put in effect Is known as a 'head tax," and is a charge of 100 marks collected from an employer for earn employe In the United States the. business man who pays corporation tax, city, OOUnty, state and school tax. Income fax, and other taxes fee-Is he is paying to 'he limit, but in Germany tho gov-i gov-i rnmenl inquires as to what you have left after meeting tho ordinary taxes, land proceeds to find a method of ap : proprlation If there is any consolation in know-ling know-ling that others aro more severely dealt with, the business man of this country should rest content |