Show one thousand taxes in hi quart of milk elk one third of milk alk price goes for price of milk is approximately one third tax taxes esAn an estimated 1000 taxes direct and indirect are part of the price the consumer pays for a quart of milk A J morris managing director of the utah dairy Fede raton said today adding that government figures reveal one third of dollar a tax composition 1 take the matter of transportation alone he continues automobile manufacturers estimate there are se tax transactions from raw materials to finished job until the milk is delivered to your door the farmer farmed has a truck and a tractor involved it the he milk hauler has a truck and the deliveryman has a truck that is taxes alone the tax list includes federal state and local even the air in the tires on each orf of those vehicles he observed has at least four distinct taxes placed on it 1 the power to run the motor 2 the oil for the compressor 3 the gas station at and 4 hidden taxes in the manufacture and sale of the motor and hose consider the multiplicity of taxable items that become a part of the price of the quart of milk delivered to your home prof morris declared these taxes are paid by the farmer tile the alik hauler the processor and the deliveryman heres a partial list for the farmers property taxes on hand for and to grow the crops and pasture taxes that go into material and labor for barn milk house and buildings such as silo and machinery sheds taxes that are added to the cost of planting and harvesting machinery taxes on trucks and tractors included in the price he paid for them to say nothing of taxes on operation such as gas and oil and license fees in barn equipment prof morris said the farmer pays hidden taxes for the manufacture of stanchions milking machines hay loaders barn cleaners litter carriers pitchforks shovels and feed carts theres even a 20 percent tax on light bulbs to light the barn the power to run the milking machine and light the barn represents tax money paid in many ways along the line in milk house equipment and operation the farmer pays taxes for cans and pails wash tanks and racks the refrigerator units theres a 10 per cent manufacturers excise tax on his refrigeration equipment dont forget too that water in the barn and milk house costs the farmer tax money it takes power to run the electric pump and power is taxed many ways and places in every step from the coito cow to the consumer there is labor in evolved he pointed out labor means withholding taxes social security taxes to the federal government and very likely income taxes to the state unemployment compensation it takes labor to mine and ship the ore to make the steel to manufacture every piece of equipment the farmer the processor the milk hauler the th deliveryman uses in getting a quart of milk to your door step the milk hauler who picks up the milk at the farm and takes it to the processing plant pays license fees for his truck gas and oil ta taxes x es some 0 tax W items when he invests in his truck truck social security and withholding taxes and another set of taxes every time he puts air in his tires prof morris then listed a few of the processors hidden taxes inthe cost of every bottle or container the processor toor too has hag power taxes to pay in addition he pays such tax items as a federal 15 per cent telephone tax on oil calls and a 20 percent federal tax on a safety deposit box state and local fees for inspection of weighing machines and food handling corporation income taxes if the railways or airways are involved in milk shipping theres a three per cent federal transportation por tation tax the processor or distributor has adding machi machines nesi and business machines that come in for a 10 per cent federal manufacturers rs excise tax the deliveryman who leaves the quart of milk on your doorstep in most cases is an employee of the processor loro cessor or distributor but the same set of taxable items applies as in the case of the hauler if youve forgotten the list includes 17 per cent withholding tax social security unemployment compensation gasoline taxes motor vehicle registration fiems in the cost of the truck brucki license license fees anyway you look at it concluded professor morris taxes are all wrapped up in the price you pay for a quart of milk delivered to your door take the price you pay for a quart of milk divide it by three and you have fiade the answer two thirds for the milk and one third for the taxes |