Show YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE FIHE for Q the he first time in history the relative tax burden of the united states has now become heavier than that of england that astonishing fact is stated by ralph robey robe v in newsweek Kew under the new tax LK the per capita tax in this country will be a year it is in great arta batain n our taxes will amount to about 25 per cent of our national income as against 22 per cent in en england land tt it is true of course that english income taxes sare are greater than ours but the english are not burdened with vast numbers of sales taxes excise taxes and puissance pui sance taxes on which our government depends tor for machof much of its revenue lastly the english are not burdened so leavi ly with taxes levied by local government in great britain the national government collects colled ts 90 per cent of all taxes here the federal government collects only about 60 per cent we cannot blame the cost ot of d defense for the staggering tax load we are now carry carrying ing As mr robey points out in great britain approximately 80 per cent of all government expenditures are for military purposes here only about 50 per cent is used at present for those purposes half the cost of government in other words is for non de bense activity and congress and our local governments have shown absolutely no wish to make reductions in any important direction industrial news review |