The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 7, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO She Key West Citizen | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN IT JUST DOESN’T WORK i | | POLITICAL You and Your | FI > y s Nation’s Affairs TION, JUNE 2, 1936 Unfortunately, facts are often | nob ais Uncle Orders but You Pay! ‘ ond class matter forgotten. On the theory that higher 1 eer ae See It . I : whi raver ai By HARLEY L. LUTZ prices would result in higher wages, we Professor of Publie Finance, Princeton University: There are certain interesting re- semblances between. the behavior and the reactions of the people in pay- ing taxes to support government and their behavior and reactions in paying bills at a restaurant. Suppose we think of gov- ernment and its services asa huge restaurant to which the people come and see how the comparison works out. In the first place, the size of the bill, for dinner as for government, depends on what is ordered. If every- body insists on ordering everything from soup to nuts, the dinner check and the tips will be correspondingly large. So it is with the governmental services. When the public standard of living is high, the tax bills will be heavy, and there will be little more use to complain about the taxes, after ordering the public services, than it is to complain to the waiter about the price of the dinner after having eat- en it. Next, there is a resemblance in the manner of paying for the dinner and in paying the taxes. The dinner may be a “Dutch treat.” in which each pays for what he eats, or it may end up in a game of not reaching for the check. There are always good fellows at every party who order liberally and eat with good appetite, but who are so occupied with talking or danc- ing or something else that they sim- ply do not see the waiter. Some think that paying the cost of government should be a “Dutch treat.” while others are quite willing that a few , | people should always have to pay the one 1 tax bi that} | The comparison goes further. When ae everyone understands that he is go: necessities— | ing “Dutch” to dinner, some are like- ly not to be very hungry. They will find that a sandwich and a glass of All want higher standards of living. All want larger salaries and wages. That! been reflected in laws and reg-' Published I THe ily Except Sunday By N PUBLISHING CO., INC, ARTMAN, President ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building ne and Ann Streeta Jor desire has Corser Gr ulations designed to achieve that happy | ; | Mean ! end. Normal Mean ieee Rainfall* Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. Se ecunmccccosccscs For Governor DAN CHAPPELL basic nher of the Associated Press Press is exclusively entitled to use dispatches credited to it or not otberwise credited in this paper and also _chg local news published here, have been given laws restricting the pro. duction of We _ have laws restricting or penalizing methods of | ties that lower prices! ster turn-/ ha the bill will agree with his digestion. For State Treasurer Sun rises 5 When people are aware that they are TED LANCASTER Sen 7:00 p. contributing to the cost of govern- ‘ | Moon ment their attitude toward the size of és | the tax bill is often quite different For Representative to State from that which they are disposed to Legislature T. S. CARO necessities. voted | sets \ rise +208 sets i ‘ CRIPTION RATES une Year 4ix Months fhree Months ne Month Week 701 a Tides Loon | distributing nec RTS through greater efficiency, fa: over, and small profits, in an effort to en-; take when the money is being pro- vided by other taxpayers, or from some mysterious credit source. Finally, we know that the cost of a dinner depends not only on the food, but also on other factors. At one place we can get a perfectly good steak dinner for one dollar, while at another place the same food will cost three dollars. The manager of the high-priced restaurant may explain this difference by referring to his overhead and other hidden costs that must be included in the price. Gov- ernmental costs are often high, not because of what we get in services, but because of the hidden wastes and losses in the operation of a defective governmental system. In the field of taxation, the prin- ciple of taxing according to the bene- fits received from government may be likened to the “Dutch treat” plan, | while the principle of taxing accord- | ing to ability to pay suggests “din- ing with uncle.” Both rules of taxa- tion are good and should be used, but neither is adequate alone. All gov- ernmental costs cannot be handled on a benefit basis of taxation, as if pub- lic services were a “Dutch treat” af- fair. On the other hand, they cannot be handled entirely as if one were always dining with a rich and in- | dulgent uncle. It is pleasant and prop- / er sometimes to go “Dutch” and pay for what you eat, and again to go as a guest when you know someone else } rM | High 1 | Low Barom For Representative to State Legisiature BERNIE C. PAPY (For Re-Election) ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application, “SP ! All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, ub.tuary notices, ete., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. fer entertainments by churches from which enue is to be deriv © 5 cents a line. ne Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public isstes and subjects of local or general mterest but it will not pubiish anonymous communi- cations. — sida toate outa courage less efficient business, But the only income that counts to an individual is “real income’’—income meas- A For County anise ROGELIO GOMEZ — “For County Judge RAYMOND R. LORD For ‘Sheriff eu! c. NILES For Sheriff RALPH B. PINDER For Sheriff KARL 0. THOMPSON (For Re-Election) ured in the light of purchasing power. dollar is nothing but a measure of valu Two dollars that will buy twenty pounds of suger are not as valuable as one dollar {| moderate Florida ~ BENJAMI N LO FUNERAL HOME! West Half Century 24 Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Emba- j Phone 135 IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN which will buy twenty-five. ‘rhis is not an argument for prices down to protitle:s levels. argument agaist laws or practices which 1orce prices, eis? or indirectly, to arti- ticial levels, to the) Hi igatf of the pub- Serving Key forcing | It is an} Water and Sewerage. WEATHER CONDITION Bridges to complete Road to Main- iand. Pressure continue hove astern portion of an Itry and the far northwes New {York City, 30.22 and | Roseburg, Ore: j while disturbances {this It is an established fact that purchas- > power alwe lags far, behind | law- made boosts in.price structures. If it | { | | "re Port. \ i made illegal to distribute and sell products | i | ! i | lic. 30.44 are on, Hotels and Apartments, = ae oe , ‘or Tax Coilector FRANK H. LADD morning over (For Re-Election) la nd the mid-western Ca sj Provinces, El Paso, Texas, finches, and Wi on N. |29.54 inches. Light to moder jrains have occurred since yester- from Montana a th Dakota southward i Colorado, in the extr up. jper Mis. Superior re jtions of the lantei States and extreme ez i Lake region | falle n in porti untain and Plai tes, and have-rsen throughout |the greater part of the territory of the Mississippi RNer, and -| readings are generally above nor mal in all distric’ being 10 t 18 degrees above in the Lake re gion, Ohio Valley and Tenne=sce and the central Pls St For Juvenile Judge } G S. KENNE MRS. JEFF KNIGHT Official in Charge. is buching Pavilion. j western Aj-ports—Land and Sea. j in the most economic manner, the 125 mil- soiidation of County and City | lion American going to sui- | fer. For - Tax Collector JOE C. MCMAHON conmumers are Cu 7ernments, —<—<—$$$$$ $$$ still the eco- circumvented Supply and demand nomic law. It cannot witrout courting disaster. Legislation and i special cl taxation to penalize j group to aid another—legislation ny is 1avorable propaganda; | would promote scarcity ing is propaganda, too, but} legislation that forgets the consumer, favorable. every family in the nation by increasing household biils. Economy has little appeal for § a | Con- ressman with a nice slice of government nk in sight. NACKSOn be ove me ley and und over r a At north and middle Adveit non-adv of f the robs | ns very U man is cailed the female sex, the :ex, and the opposite sex—the lat- } ter quite appropriate. and some on the basis of ability to 2 5 pay: Eon County Commissioner | *” a problem to know when to insist on paying one’s’share, and when to ac- W. A. PARRISH ing a “sponger.” One of the great { . problems of taxation theory and | For County Commissioner will apply the rules of benefit and ability in their correct and equitable | MARCOS A. MESA — rich uncle, he is quite likely to be} When paying the tax check, we j istri very hungry and to be certain that | cannot continue to outfumble’ the | SecondeDistesss | BRAXTON B. WARREN will pay the bill. Some taxation must be justified on the basis of benefits, In social relations it is sometimes Re 1 cept another's hospitality without be- method is to devise and use taxes that Second District mill: will do nicely. But when one | relationship without over - working has been invited to dinner by his | 0ne or the other. For County Commissioner only the most expensive articles on! other diners. r “af ? “Ss Be * { FOREIGN POLICIES ; (Address questions to the author. care of this newsbaber) | We gentle For! County Commissioner Fifth District CLEVELAND NILES not have been «a_ spring hen he married her, though she | have been a goose. Experiences in recent years indicate that the less foreign policies our country | eg ol ees age noi 'y; KEY WEST IN | aas that involve” the nitec States in = ee . : Kuropean affairs, the better it is for ‘we, | DAYS GONE BY : s en ert ea ‘ 2 t that Dr. J.—N. -Fo- the people. surgeon of the Flor In contrast with the hair-pulling for- st Coast Railway was se-/ eine eco aeae ronan cea os lected to head the Florida Rail-! eR COV Cr EDS Sha creels suiity f way Surgeons as their president. the twenty-one nations of the Americas This w ult of the con- that maintains peace in the New World. vention being held today in The importance of the regular gatherings Gainesville of diplomat. and representatives of all | the Americas in Washington on regular | occasions cannot be overestimated, i construction of the may : tail. F Tamiami 2 i chicken w ma i- Yi e For Juvenile Judge FRANK O. ROBERTS Happenings Here Just 10 Yeare Ago Today As Taken From is Files Of The Citizen to} oar Unmarried ladies who are prone: procrastinate are reminded that Leap Y is pearly among For faeeniis adore MRS. JULIETTE RUSSELL ore ea see | ~ For “Juvenile Judge bet arriage of much interest EVA B. WARNER c Westers was that which was solemnized yesterday after- noon when Miss Pauline Burrus became the bride of B. C. Papy.i Th one-third gone, -"Here’ $s why. I recommend ELECTROLUX to all my friends’ ng of sev- 1 lodge of A committee nm loc ire The the mo have to do with women, e we admire the patience of butch- crs, grocers, and store-keepers. more we appeare ission t night, e the ion The commission- the or- a carnival to month of Jan- Supervisor oe Registration JOHN ENGLAND (For Re-Election) for of Des with The wife of George Hell Moines was granted a divorce, nie On a recent oceasion, at the sixth an-! mony. Now there'll be Mrs. Hell to pay. of adhesive sities of some folks lot of deserved ! A generous application ~tape over the buccal ca would save them a criticism. A Columbia professor wants the pub- i Washington Secretar, ! sentatives of the different American go nual observance of Pan-American Day ernmenis that their long record of setti ment of international disputes “by cor ciliation, mediation and arbitration” con- stituted this to be the “greatest contribu- tion of the New World to the conduct of in] Hull told the repre-! roe d they the city come. the committee, money for huped to nival commit ernoon train for Miami Jonuny J. Jor be kesman for 4. E. Barbee, stat- had a'ready appeared be- council and had re- ien, and now sovght he commissi Mrs. Georg rth B Mr. and of Number daughter Bert W. Fox. Mr of Mr. and Mrs. of Grinnell stree permi, young couple left on the a where they will make their future home. Johnson, wish to nounce the engagement of their Miss Marie Elizabeth to Fox is a son George M. Fox, For Justice of The Peace Second District ENRIQUE ESQUINALDO, | For Justice of the Peace Second District _ABELARDO LOPEZ, JR. | THEN, TOO, ELECTROLUX IS SWLENT .. THERE ARE NO MOVING PARTS TO CAUSE NOISE OR WEAR For Constable First District CLEVELAND Dies international affai Naturally North, Central and South America have dnlyto stick t@the old rule | that “in unién ‘ther AY gth”. Th has been the progr. t XY fhany years | and no better “foreign polic§!’ than that | could be devised: lication of crime news restricted by law. It would be even better if crime could be} restricted by law. We for Edite pro-! claim our thrift | but secretly chuckle when a graft- er skins a tightward. ial co ilar meeting ast night with Joseph Roberts — presid- » fact that Pres is acting w admiration rey admiration For “Constable First District RAY ELWOOD (For Re-Election) The :tatesmen of Europe so-called are erirg still, co there is yet no war to oree they ceace talking, hos- tilities are not far orf. | Sar ee: The Un'ted \lie Curry, it was. decided: to order “¢ Liberty team will y lainey oldceumictures in the. city _C=icoas ne tomorrow afte = ltorn down. ‘TRis Otder was issued 3 O'clock at the army barr ‘ : Both teams have been prac PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIFE lafter a unication from eis jsuildinge Ir or Ralph Pinder for the event and an exciting jwas read. This communication Contest is promised. 4 . S pointed out th: there rea | ported an instance in which a congressman y of old vidated | and 1 | | | | | | | beeame involved in police court proceed- which w men- | | ' in a noon States marine The reason for Electrolux's amazing economy is its simpler, more efficient heration. A timy gas burner takes the place of all machmery. pal be ‘feared; =m For Constable Second District ENRIQUE MAYG ! com FINALLY, ELECTROLUX [5 BEAUTIFUL—AS YOU CAN SEE EQUIPPED WITH EVERY WORTHWHILE CON- —- VENIENCE A WOMAN COULD WISH FOR! Having ne nie to come to mind at the moment, we wonder if Addis Ababa ! will retain its name after the capital falls, and Mussolini annexes Ethiopia. The press of the nation recently re- —_-- ais —~ "HERMAN RICHARDSON | For Constable Second District A bee colony that grows strong and healthy in the spring will be in a good position to gather large quanities of honey when the flow- ers and trees put forth their — blossoms. { ae and also created a disappoint- e j ling impression on visitors. This The average citizen is of! was the reason he asked permis- the opinion that a man worthy to represent : to order building his constituerts in Congress ought to able to conduct himself in a manner. that ! LLIIT TIS IIS SSE SSS SV, will not involve arrest and police court ex-! Chief the Fire Department ™& eit init coet cs ei Q WE ARE ALWAYS PLEASED TO MEET AND T0 SERVE OUR VISITORS O. O. McIntyre likes the southern double names like the southern double Mary Louise, Anna May. So! that’s why we make this notation. probably as Subscribe to The Citizen. ames like be do we; If everybody in Key We just | not matter who you are or what | you are—this would be a most uninterest- | In fact, there will be general approva of the sentiment erpressed by Representa- place in which to live. Varietas de-| tive Hancock, of New York, who says that} tat. “Congressmen ought to be held to strict: ' 2 = ! accountability \ Zioncheck, bern in Bohemia, should check his assininity. It eems there must always be a buffoon either in the senate or the house. With | the departure of Hughie Long, this fellow | Zioncheck is makirg an ass of himself. | i i | like you as hly pleased with the results ob- ied. This. morning the high ‘school vacated in 38 seconds; ion Strect schocl in 48 seconds; for obeying laws—more so ,H school in 29 seconds and than any other citizen.” the SES Mary a macula In COMnESON mech the above state- ee iy Saat ares ! ment a Key West official stated to the | over the convent. These fire drills writer the other day that his private life |47¢ held on the first and third of that the citizens could and |“? on should criticise his public life only. Th thought might be applicable to the in- timacy of his home or elsewhere in minor matters, but an official's private life is al- so subject to scrutiny. It is to be presumed | quite logically that if an office holder's ; . . : At a special meeting of the A) county commissioners held this e morning many matters concerning the construction of the boulevard & were discussed, while matters & ) Representative was his own, The First National Bank of Key West Member of the Federal Reserve System nr lt Cole : ELECTROLUX THE SERVEL Gas REFRIGERATOR The League of Nations should go into | the desert and stick its head into the sand, | like the ostrich; not for fear, but for! shame. Ard to think, The Citizen once advocated entry of the United States into! private life is not exemplary, there may | the League. Well, we are not in it, and; not be much deviation in his attitude to-! aren't we glad. | ward his official acts. Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation U. S. Government Depositary | pertaini; ng to roadway oars in | general were discussed. W. Blanchard, president of the Trost & 4 ogeehy sas nenian pathic FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANY lof Miami was present and dis-! & Lccecdiat lent ae cree ywOOIIi III aL II III L Issa. “Your Gas Company” ROY E. LADE, Manager kk hhkdhdedekedid de ddedde