Show SS from where I 1 sit y joe marsh WILL FROST dropped over last evening and we had a glass of beer on the back porch I 1 could see will was bustin to say something well I 1 he finally remarks holding up his glass to the light of the settin sun 1 I paid my income tax today third installment there was a note of pride in wills voice that some folks might have found amusing if they know will amusing to me though I 1 happen to know this is the first year wills filed an income tax return and I 1 suspect the payment very big probably in the general neighborhood of 36 but I 1 know how it made him feel made him feel good because hi hf was doing his part as an american citizen holding up his end made him feel proud to mail that money direct to uncle saw san for things needed to win this war with the way will arild feel fed about bein abe to pay ij income conle taxes kind fix of zorn he tie is and sp eakin of taxes 1 read the other day that during daring the nine years since beer came back beer taxes have brought in in more than two and a half billion dollars to the government then it went on to say that the beer industry provides more than a million dollars a day in taxes some of federal somes state and somes local but any way yo you describe it its a lot of money right here in idaho for instance the taxes from beer last year were enough to pay for twelve medium it inks twenty anti ant antiaircraft i aircraft guns or complete equipment for infantry sI soldiers diers and it vant so long R ago 00 a lot of that rainey was going into pockets of bootleggers and gangsters there I 1 thought to myself when I 1 saw will holding his glass ul up to the light there are two americans that pay their way will frost and beer mauu no AO 46 of a gerics copyright 1912 1919 bretting breiung industry foundation |