Show THE TAX LEVIES in the near future the governing bodies of the various political subdivisions of the state will set their tax levies for the year providing they already done so this includes the counties cities and towns and we notice that already one community in the county has set its tax levy with the rest to follow suit the first of the week in this respect it would be well for the heads of local governments to heed the advice of high government officials and acor economists who have warned against any increase in local taxes they have warned that already the tax burdens of the people are high and are being added to daily by our national govern ment millions of people will have to pay a federal income tax this year who never did before and the sales excise amusement and other taxes on commodities and services we have to buy are very high and going higher to equalize this the state county and local governments should at this time lighten their tax burden if possible by cutting to the bone all expenditures they can and abolishing bo other departments entirely community county and state cons construction traction projects and especially the ones that take materials that are badly needed in the war effort should be abolished labor is scarce to do jobs of this kind and maintenance of present facilities is all that should be attempted and as for make work they are not necessary as there is plenty of work for every able bodied man in this section and everywhere right now the money and materials which would be used in such projects had better be used in making makin and de war supplies to our fighting men or saved for us use e in make j work projects following the war and projects start started edat at t this time of high wages and high prices will cost much luch more than they will after the war when industrial plants will i need such orders fo to keep going and men who are now on war jobs or in the army are home and need I 1 the work they would provide lets not id levy ry taxes at this time for anything we can dor do without until the war is over and use that money in prosecuting this war to a successful conclusion |