... together. A conventional type income tax plus a retail sales tax would work an undue hardship on low-salaried individuals. Such is not the case under the proposed plan. 5. Recent Bureau of Labor Statistics' figures show that three-quarters of the... Hearings - Page 30by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1939Full view - About this book
| United States - 1939 - 174 pages
...Statistics' figures show that threequarters of the total family expenditures in the lowest income groupsgoes for food and housing combined. On the basis of these...combination resulting in effective progressive taxation. 6. 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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