| Show TAXPAYERS WILL STRIKE A leading economic authority prof fairchild fall child professor of poetical poi economy at yale university says that in creasing taxes in the face of decreasing revenues have brought the taxpayers of the country to a point close to revolt one baue of the 1 troubles coubles of the fari farmers hers has been high taxes hen fiero Is is a charge that can not be dodged by any economies the agriculturalists may adopt the taxes must be paid or their property is forfeited the problem for the average person is not the federal income taxes which come mostly upon people of large wealth or comfortable circumstances federal corporation taxes however are likely to hit the ordinary consumer many corporations are supposed to consider these taxes an expense of their business and to add enough to their prices to pay them what hurts the ordinary person is the taxes of cities counties and states what can be done to get them down do not want to stint the education of their children they demand good roads fire protection and adequate ade quat police but there will be trouble in ill many municipal gove gover ern irn ments unless the city fathers find ways to reduce expenses community finances everywhere should be managed by bv the efficient business people and the prices paid for many services sr vices will have to be reduced many towns can not afford to pay for handsome schoolhouses and other public buildings as they would like to if reasonable bids not made for construction jobs the result is likely to be that the 1 abs wont be done A willingness to work for moderate prices will keep the taxes down and keep people at work it is an era of retrenchment in public expenses the officials and politicians that can cut the taxes will be popular here in utah and elsewhere |
