AMERICAN TO HIS BANKER

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 165, 13 June 1936, Page 7

AMERICAN TO HIS BANKER

GOVERNMENT AND TAXATION

Whenever you’re feeling a bit downhearted these days, lead • j. from an Oklahoman to his banker and feel better, says an exchange. “It is'impossible lor me t 0 ' further payment on my note. Aly P' esent financial condition is due to the effects of Federal laws State an S, county laws, corporation lans, hj-lans, and outlaws that have been foisted noon an unsuspecting public, j lO - these various laws I have been lie d down, held up, walked on sat on, flattened and squeezed until I do not know whede I am, what I am, anc. " “These laws compel me to pay a merchant’s tax. capital stock tax, income tax, real estate tax, property tax, auto tax, gas tax. water tax. light tax, cigar tax, street tax, school tax, syntax, and carpet tax. “Tile Government has so governed mv business that I do not know who owns it. I am suspected, expected, inspected, disrespected, examined re- examined. until all I know is that I am supplicated for money for every known need, desire or hope of the human race and because I refuse to fall and go put and be", borrow or steal money to give away I am cussed and discussed, boycotted talked to, talked about, lied to lied about, held up, held down and robbed until I am nearly ruined; so the only reason why 1 am clinging to life is to see what is coming next.