People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1895 — Which Is Civilized? [ARTICLE]

Which Is Civilized?

England has a graded inheritance tax. The larger the estate the bigger the slice the government takes. Wealth is a social product; and when the rich man dies society comes into its own, to a greater or less degree. At the same time we have in this country a supreme court deciding that the government cannot tax incomes derived from rents or public bonds. The men who have the most and’ do the least for the community, are. relieved from taxation; while those who have the least and do ,the most, are left to foot the bills. Which nation is the most civilized and progressive?—Star and Kansan. Bonds are based upon the same thing that paper money is based upon—the credit and wealth of all the people of the United States.