Show mtr motor chunie WV will V ill joins la in war la ar war to the finish without giving in or taking of quarter has been declared by motor clubs throughout the country against federal excise taxes declared L A today in announcing that utah motorist association would take active part in a concerted drive to have the federal government withdraw from the motor tax field this a case of pistols for two and coffee for one mr said the time has aas come for a real showdown motorists of the nation have gone along uncomplainingly for several years year s while the government failed to keep its definite promise to them that these taxes were e emere mer ency gency in character and would be imposed for only a year however since 1932 these taxes have mounted rapidly each year and the aggregate of these temporary levies is now in excess of one of the most startling things about this situation is that according to a survey made by the federal government itself the vast major majority ity of these taxes are paid by persons in the low income groups only 10 per cent of car owners are arc paid more than a year 75 per cent have incomes below 2000 while 33 per cent of motor vehicle owners have incomes below 1000 thus the government which exempts from income taxes persons with small salaries taxes those same people solely and simply because they own a motor car and gives them no direct benefit in return withdrawal of the federal Govern government rilent as well vell as local governments from the motor tax field leaving it to the states exclusively clu Is a cardinal point in the bill of rights for motorists adopted at the recent annual convention of the AAA in detroit achievement of that goal will bo be one of our major objectives during the coming session of congress |