Show Dont Don't Be A Sucker Says Sas the Kansas City Star The smoker who uses a 0 package of or cigarettes a day pays 22 a n year In fed fed- federal fedI I eral cral taxes which Is about the amount of 01 Income tax paid by a man with an Income of a year provided he Is married mamed and has one ono child chUd I Inere Hero Here Is something for tor the average average citizen to think about There are many demagogues who tell us not to worry about taxes for the administration at Washington will see sec that they are paid by the rich The statement In the above paragraph Is evidence that this Is 18 not true A great many persons smoke cig cigarettes cig- cig cigarettes I who are not In the Income tax brackets But even at that each Is paying as much tax as the married man who has an Income of a year And if one Is In tho the Income tax paying class then this cigarette tax is Just one little I addition But the cigarette tax aX is not all Tho gasoline user pays through the nose at nt a n rate of which he little dreams There are other taxes of or this kind But Dut In addition we all pay indirectly In the way of or higher prices for rent food clothing street car fares gas electricity telephone and do on down tho the line No administration can pass the taxes on to the rich man The consumer must pay and if 11 he is a poor consumer as most of or us are arc he pays many times Umes more than his Just share Dont Don't be sucker enough to think that government spending is nice because the rich have to pay for it You are doing far more than your Just juat share of or the paying your your- yourself yourself self and it cant can't be bo helped unless we cut down on the spending |