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Editorial
August 8, 1924
Union Labor Bulletin
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Editorial quotes R. R. Adams' platform plank criticizing extravagance in Arkansas public expenditures, high federal and state taxes at $68 per capita, proliferation of over 60 commissions and boards employing 200 at the state capitol, and calls for abolishing sinecure offices to reduce taxes from $9 million ten years ago to over $13 million in 1922.
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A GOOD PLANK.
As interesting reading we quote the following plank from the platform of R. R. Adams, a candidate for the Legislature from Saline County:
"Extravagance in public expenditures has gone wild, and a desire for revenue has gone off at a tangent. There must be a change. Besides county and district taxes, the federal and state taxes now amount to $68 per capita. That means that a man with five in family must pay annually $340 - on an average. If he has ten in the family he must pay $680. Poor people, farmers, can not pay it and survive. If the rich hardly get by, how can the poor escape? The creation of new offices has gone beyond all reason. There are more than 60 commissions, bureaus and boards, more than 200 employed at the State Capitol. They have been increased by the hundreds in the last decade. Ten years ago the people of Arkansas paid $9,000,000 in taxes. In 1922 they had increased more than a million a year. It seems to me, my friends, that such extravagance has gone beyond the limits. The people have a right to say it shall be stopped. These offices are sinecures, and ought to be abolished. The people elect their necessary officers, and they shift the responsibility upon commissions and boards. All officers should be elected by the people and should be directly responsible to them."
As interesting reading we quote the following plank from the platform of R. R. Adams, a candidate for the Legislature from Saline County:
"Extravagance in public expenditures has gone wild, and a desire for revenue has gone off at a tangent. There must be a change. Besides county and district taxes, the federal and state taxes now amount to $68 per capita. That means that a man with five in family must pay annually $340 - on an average. If he has ten in the family he must pay $680. Poor people, farmers, can not pay it and survive. If the rich hardly get by, how can the poor escape? The creation of new offices has gone beyond all reason. There are more than 60 commissions, bureaus and boards, more than 200 employed at the State Capitol. They have been increased by the hundreds in the last decade. Ten years ago the people of Arkansas paid $9,000,000 in taxes. In 1922 they had increased more than a million a year. It seems to me, my friends, that such extravagance has gone beyond the limits. The people have a right to say it shall be stopped. These offices are sinecures, and ought to be abolished. The people elect their necessary officers, and they shift the responsibility upon commissions and boards. All officers should be elected by the people and should be directly responsible to them."
What sub-type of article is it?
Taxation
Economic Policy
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Taxation
Extravagance
Public Expenditures
Government Offices
Arkansas Taxes
Sinecures
Per Capita Taxes
What entities or persons were involved?
R. R. Adams
Saline County
Arkansas
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Government Extravagance And High Taxes In Arkansas
Stance / Tone
Strongly Against Extravagance And For Reducing Offices And Taxes
Key Figures
R. R. Adams
Saline County
Arkansas
Key Arguments
Extravagance In Public Expenditures Has Gone Wild
Federal And State Taxes Amount To $68 Per Capita, Burdening Families
Poor People And Farmers Cannot Afford Current Taxes
Over 60 Commissions, Bureaus, And Boards With 200 Employees At State Capitol
New Offices Increased By Hundreds In Last Decade
Taxes Rose From $9,000,000 Ten Years Ago To Over $13,000,000 In 1922
Such Extravagance Must Be Stopped
Offices Are Sinecures And Should Be Abolished
Officers Should Be Elected By People And Directly Responsible To Them