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Editorial
May 9, 1946
The Oakwood Press (Oakwood
Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Editorial criticizes Ohio state legislature for unfairly reducing municipalities' share of sales tax refunds via rural lobbying, urging Governor Lausche to restore fair distribution to aid cities like Dayton and avoid local taxes.
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Just Give Us What Is Due
Nine representatives of the Ohio Municipal Finance Officers association this week petitioned Governor Frank J. Lausche, in Columbus, to call a special session of the legislature to furnish more state aid for cities.
From news reports, we get the impression that the nine men went hat in hand, virtually with tears in their eyes, as they asked for a hand-out.
What nonsense!
Probably that is good politics, if the news reports are to be believed, but for cities to come begging for money when they are being cheated out of sums that are rightfully theirs is a disgrace to the State of Ohio.
We use the word "cheated" advisedly.
When the state sales tax was instigated, it was decided that a certain percentage of collections would revert to the communities collecting those taxes.
This is fair and equitable.
This arrangement did not satisfy rural taxpayers, however, for they found that the bulk of the sales tax refunds were going to municipalities where they were collected.
A lobby went to work and before you could say "don't tax me again" they had railroaded through the legislature a flat-sum arrangement whereby municipalities were cut down on their share of the refunds and the rural sections had theirs increased.
If this is not cheating the municipalities out of money that is rightfully theirs then the practices of Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd and others of their ilk were philanthropical in the highest degree.
All that the cities want is their rightful share.
If they could get it, Dayton would not have to consider levies, pay roll taxes, utility taxes or any of the other schemes to raise money so that the policemen and firemen could be paid living wages.
That is the real solution to the financial problem today.
Just Give Us What Is Due
Nine representatives of the Ohio Municipal Finance Officers association this week petitioned Governor Frank J. Lausche, in Columbus, to call a special session of the legislature to furnish more state aid for cities.
From news reports, we get the impression that the nine men went hat in hand, virtually with tears in their eyes, as they asked for a hand-out.
What nonsense!
Probably that is good politics, if the news reports are to be believed, but for cities to come begging for money when they are being cheated out of sums that are rightfully theirs is a disgrace to the State of Ohio.
We use the word "cheated" advisedly.
When the state sales tax was instigated, it was decided that a certain percentage of collections would revert to the communities collecting those taxes.
This is fair and equitable.
This arrangement did not satisfy rural taxpayers, however, for they found that the bulk of the sales tax refunds were going to municipalities where they were collected.
A lobby went to work and before you could say "don't tax me again" they had railroaded through the legislature a flat-sum arrangement whereby municipalities were cut down on their share of the refunds and the rural sections had theirs increased.
If this is not cheating the municipalities out of money that is rightfully theirs then the practices of Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd and others of their ilk were philanthropical in the highest degree.
All that the cities want is their rightful share.
If they could get it, Dayton would not have to consider levies, pay roll taxes, utility taxes or any of the other schemes to raise money so that the policemen and firemen could be paid living wages.
That is the real solution to the financial problem today.
What sub-type of article is it?
Taxation
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Sales Tax Refunds
Municipal Aid
Ohio Legislature
Rural Lobbying
City Finance
What entities or persons were involved?
Ohio Municipal Finance Officers Association
Governor Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Legislature
Rural Taxpayers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Unfair Sales Tax Refund Distribution To Ohio Municipalities
Stance / Tone
Strongly Critical Of Rural Biased Legislation
Key Figures
Ohio Municipal Finance Officers Association
Governor Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Legislature
Rural Taxpayers
Key Arguments
Municipalities Are Being Cheated Out Of Rightful Sales Tax Shares
Rural Lobby Railroaded Flat Sum Arrangement Reducing City Refunds
Original Percentage Based System Was Fair And Equitable
Restoring Shares Would Solve City Financial Problems Without Local Taxes