Oregon Tax Payer from Albany, Oregon • 8

1 11 I 1 1 Crcih Dawn cf GsTcrnnciit Ueeecriry. Such reductions do not mean the collapse of government They simply call for moderniza Tin t.u (Cfcr.t'.r-rl trtzz "Tut 15. llzz--z trs rcu curs yrj trs rht atsut fimm nlnis.tcj ts- fuid ca this auhjrct, cr are thry trrlnj thresh ths than la this taa lararurs? Xfcs Kr Era fcis a hhrr cpa cf Us fcnscr frills. It wsuli fcirj tX to tellers thit ctn irha tzzl xzll trt t3 itzt trj Uttli cU pcoa Llcrals Rerult In Tar Shrilio. tion and retrenchment.

They call for a distinction between the essential and the non-essential. Senator Lee's communication, reprinted in this issue, calls attention to a problem which a yet unsolved in America. That the proper rclaticr.ehip of our heritage of mother earth to (Crr.t'-y.Td frci pt cas) The latter must go. and the former must be conducted in ac cordance" with the best rules of modern business Government tziziZ ttr trrla by "Tt foctJ trj lir. llirptcrvtf lira- it breeds carelessness in end in the lonjj run is very ccctly for everybody.

All governmept budgets are hired on expected income. If the income does not materialize, the different tax-spending units murt borrow on their warrants. Tab means that interest is add- rrl fn nt.rifr nnnta of frovernment. is 50 years behind the times in business methods. Ccuntici Must Get Out of Danking Business.

Delinquent taxes must be paid up wherever possible, and public welfare and national vitality. To be cure, the senator is advocating her "eubebtence homestead" purely from the ctand-point of relieving our urban congestion with ite problems of unemployment and costly relief of those who are destitute through enforced idlencc3. Her argument is, legitimate. There no occupation in which a family can more pleasantly work out a subsistence than oh a small tract of western Oregon era tn ntj tcilt tnU tlx crurs fca-cz3 it is a tn ca th pecpla rho trs Izizt tll3 to jij. If tt is aa emtracy Ux why art izx ceurcs ts tarred with? If its txt lriurs hrd ccs cut ia pia rcrij ai Cs ca bcrs, W3 la th heb and cctd eras csla to put cU Crra tzzm with ts and had net Jun'4 thlcs arcusd thit a 1st cr fcUa who are tzzzl to piy an frcn any tax the counties must cease to be the money-lenders for their citizens.

At the same time, some plan whiclV must be ultimately paid by the taxpayers, adding to the burdens of all. j. Tea Strike I Inisbcnt ca it urea tnccrsm cr ct: must be devised which will keep every owner on the land who has a chance of maintaining his home. New Systestt of Public Revenue Needed. The old general property tax system has come to the end of its rope.

It can no longer bear the whole brunt of the cost of added expense are not the most csricu3 evils of the present sit uation. Much more menacing is the growing distrust of all government Several substantial property owners have bluntly told the writer that they were through with the paying of taxes rcrth cf pcrci prcptrty, ths wars tsra-er tad frn wcuil act ten to eppes-irj this tiles Ux csurs. Tfcs rtatrssat thit it wa'asw tas fara-tr tax ccacy is purs tuai. Ey ecUaitlzj ths aacuat cf suppUta ths awrars fimrr fcujs aad ccaparir 2 ptr cnt cf this aseuat with ths "tajs "attady paid ca ptrssaal prepcrty. ius ths cauil asssuat cf real es- government The income tax system will help when there are fortne i present ai leasw incomes to tax.

But, tempor Various reasons are mVen. A psUUn Ixts a fcus js- tax strike is the only way to in nuthoritv to a rea- KZSr CIA. July 7, 13. of the fact that the costs arily, incomes have ceased to vield revenue, simply because net incomes have almost reached the vanishing-point Months ago, we proposed a low general sales tax as offering the only temporary relief in sight fqr general property. During the session we opposed the rates which are before us in the present sales tax law.

But since their adoption by the legislature, we are giving them our support, as necessary to tide us over the current biennium. land. The cow or two, the pigs, a flock of chickens, berries and yegctables, walnuts, filberts, almonds, cherries, peachc3, applc3, pears, rose3 and flowers in profusion, are all at the command of the proud owner of a patch of Oregon's mother earth. i We use the words "proud owner" advisedly. To get the beet results the owners must be land-mihded.

The family which (has no more than a cash-nexu3 attaching it to the soil will never make of the home a bower of beauty and source of plenty. It will fail even when measured by dollars and cents. Not everyone; then, will succeed on a subsistence homestead. To get-the best results requires a combination of industry, intelligence, artistry and love of the soil vhich, fortunately, lie3 latent in a large proportion of the human race. But it requires developing.

After a former editorial on the back to the land movement, we were taken to task by a prominent agricultural leader of the state. His argument was that we have already too many people on the land. Fewer people, higher incomes for farmers, more down to a level which reduced incomes can support. Then, there are those who cay that the growing mountain of unpaid taxc3 can never be collect-' cd. A moratorium is bound to come, they cay; and if it doe3, it will be utterly unfair to those wholiave been straining every nerve to keep their taxe3 paid up.

Such an attitude, if it is not checkedwill lead to a complete demoralization of our democratic form of civil government. What Remedies Arc In Sisht? If the above is a correct analysis of the delinquent tax situation, it is apparent that the state of Oregon is due for a new deal, if the processes of educating the vounnr and orderly government A New Lender Needed. Tho Salea Teg and tha Farcer (CzztLrS frcaj pas two) for next year. That would mean a C3 cale3 tax for the year on houzehold neeeities. On 01200 of dairy cupplie3 the rata would be three-tenths of one per cent, or a total of C3.00.

That in round numbers, our calc3 tax would be 510 against a caving of C08.79 in property taxes, or a net gain of $70.79. I wonder if Mr. Rubell will (jive his readers the benefit of this calculation? TO VOTE ON NlNE ISSUES frcai pt cas) pending the final outcome of the projram. There are argumenta on both sides. Suit yourself.

Sale Taa Dill, 312-313. If adopted will materially relieve the financial crisis faced by the counties and schools; and will fjive dome relief to property owners. Ve will vote for ft 01eeeiarcarir.3 Tas Dill, 310-317 The backbone of agriculture is the dairy industry. It has heavy investments, cr.d during the depression, it ha3 afforded more stable employment than any other industry. Its security 6 threatened by substitutes mado from tropical oils produced by tho lowest form of labor The bill provides a protection of 4 cento a pound, against cueh substitutes.

We will support measure. What is needed today is new leadership. Even if any of. our old political war-horses had the ability to lead in the solution of our present muddle, it would be difficult for them to gain a sufficient following to accomplish anything. Besides, there is no one in sight who has shown either the ability or the courage to command our allegiance.

We are waiting for the man who can present a clean-cut program which will conserve the essentials of democratic civil government, maintain the maximum of our home3 and farms in private ownership, and who has the honesty, ability and courage to merit our support. CHILDREN AND SALES TAX are to carry on. tl f.lf congested cities to consume more Do Further Reduced. Substantial progress has at ready been made in reducing the ccsb of government. The state budget was reduced 28 y2 per cent by the last legislature.

County and city budgets have al farm products was his ideal. Sucn an argument purely commercial, and wholly celfbh. It overlooks the vital fact that the earth the mother of all life. She much more than an economic factor in the productive process. The further humans arc removed from direct and vital contact with mother earth the more physically barren, the more intellectually unstable, the more aesthetically warped they The nation that would endure must conserve and populate its land.

(Continued from page three) so been reduced in varying amounte. But the. reductions have not come down in proportion to the ability of citizens to pay. In ccnico have been cut in two tfr wiped out entirely. People "curt pay for government as they for food, clothing, and recreation, that is, on a lower scale.

thoujht of enlightened people In Portland, and other cities throughout the state where tax conditions probably will permit school to be kept open." OaZOON VOTCl, July 15, 1533..