... Federal city then the only certain way of reaching the Federal Government is by the indirect method of retail sales taxation. The present plan is an attempt to weld the two forms of taxation together so as to compose a graduated income tax on all... Hearings - Page 26by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1939Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1939 - 184 pages
...as to compose a graduated income tax on all income. The Evening Star pointed out on January 17 that recent Bureau of Labor statistics figures show that...combination resulting in effective progressive taxation. The combined personal income-retail sales tax will have a broad base. Civic responsibility and tax... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia - Taxation - 1948 - 464 pages
...Statistics show that three-fourths of the total family expenditures in the lowest income groups are for food and housing combined. On the basis of these...in retail sales taxes spread over an entire year. And you will remember when you were the moderator at the Kalorama citizens forum in January 1947 when... | |
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