Show writer hits Ari zonas ox cart tax system the outworn property ta s tern teni can never be efficiently economically operated any n j property tax is now sixth in ja of raising revenue for stat city expenses first is the fed fedi d income then state gasoline 1 I ury and admittance taxes T comes the much batterr batt erod l ad vl rem or property tax to carry load after the exemptions to v aws churches federally own owned land and soldiers and sai sail io orsil arsi property taxes just cant meet th increase increased d state county and school needs unequal valuations in assessments between state county and city is is frequently made by well meaning but inexperienced appraisers the current dispute regarding the personal property tax without real estate security to be paid on 1946 1941 rates gives the big fellow the advantage the ruling of the attorney generals office commends that the 1947 rate apply I 1 recommend that tha arizona tArizona adopt the indiana gross income tax law see it in our state library book chapter 26 indiana gross income tax law keep the retail sales tax as the merchant merely collects it lie he pay it under the indiana gross income income tax law railroads utilities and mines and all incorporated and unincorporated businesses would pay a graduated fixed amount which would leave no delinquent cies did you ever hear of a delinquent lin quent gasoline tax one issue issue of the weekly gazette had 64 pages of tax delinquents taxes on homes would be paid only when they are sold the appropriated by th the e legislature is reported alto to be insufficient for a revaluation of property in the entire state so now what the state income tax should be abandoned as after federal taxes have been deducted the average cost of collecting it does not warrant its existence governor dewey favors this plan the democratic majority in arizona may be hard to convince there would be so many jobs lost A few adding machines and cash registers with competent men or women operators era tors could easily do the job emil gammeter north ath ave phoenix arizona |