Messages to the Legislature and Proclamations of Emanuel L. Philipp

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Excerpt from Messages to the Legislature and Proclamations of Emanuel L. Philipp: Governor, 1915-1921 These vast expenditures are partly due to a policy of expansion of the state's activities far beyond what was formerly conceived to be the proper function of government, to a lack of business system in organizing these activities, and to the further fact that the legislatures have been too generous in their appropriations for the support of the several public institutions. This, together with the rapid rise in local taxes, largely affected by our state policy, has created a demand for a thorough reconsideration of our aims and methods, and has made some measure of relief imperative. From the report of the Tax Commission, which I now have before me, I learn that the total amount of taxes for local and state government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, aggregates nearly fifty-two and one-half million dollars. The following table shows the amount derived from each source classified according to the system of taxation which produced it: General property tax... $41, 596, 960.00 Corporation taxes... 8, 437, 906.00 Income tax... 1, 950, 415.00 Inheritance tax... 458, 903.00 Total... $52, 444, 184.00 These figures show why the people are complaining of high taxes and are clamoring for a change in the policies that have produced such enormous expenditures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.