STRAIGHT TALK FOR ELECTORS.
4 ' iWHAT ABOUT TAXATION? Heavy taxation is felt by all classes of tho community, not by tho actual taxpayers alone. Even "Mr Afassev knows that, and used to say it in public when it suited his book. The people who pass it cm” see that you pav not only the tax itself, but a profit op the tnx as well. Hit'll prices can never he expected to come down while taxation continues to soar. There are two ways of reducing taxation—the . practice of economy in national expenditure and the adoption of means to increase national revenue. Tho Liberal Party a<3 °P t both methods. Sir .Joseph Ward's record as Minister of rinaiico guarantees an improvement cn Reform’s spendthrift policy «f extravagance, and the institution of a Staid Rank ami tho nationalisation of coal inines, flour mills and the ferrv service will provide new and profitable sources of revenue. Support the Party that wil] lighten your burden. 1
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19813, 3 December 1919, Page 7
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