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Show INCOME TAX IS TRULY POPULAR. "The payment of Income taxes takes on a new significance which should be understood by every citizen. The taxation sys- tern of this country is truly pop- ular, of the people, by the peo- pie and for the people. t Every citizen Is liable to tax, and the amount of the tax is graduated according to the success and for- tune attained by each individual in availing himself, of the oppor- tunities created and preserved by our free institutions. The method and degree of the tax Is determined by no favored class, but by the representatives of the people. The proceeds of the tax should be regarded as a national Investment." Daniel C. Roper, Commissioner of Internal Reve- nue. - ir |