Judge, 1909-09-25 · page 1 of 16
Judge — September 25, 1909 — page 1: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page uses a dramatic silhouette illustration to promote debate over a proposed federal income tax. The headline "Do You Want It?" frames the central question. The article discusses President Taft's support for an income tax on incomes over $1,200 annually. It presents arguments in favor, noting the tax would be "equitable" and burden-sharing. The piece cites the National Association of Manufacturers' suggestion of a one-eighth of one percent rate. The striking visual—showing a figure peering through a large circular opening at shadowy scenes below—appears designed to make readers contemplate the proposal's implications. The caption "AMERICAN CITIZENS, TAKE NOTICE!!" emphasizes the urgency of public consideration. The page is primarily editorial commentary rather than humor, appealing to citizens to engage with this significant constitutional and fiscal question before Congress.
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VOL. 57 NO. 1458 SEPTEMBER 25 1909 PRICE 10 CENTS Do You Want It? the people of this country commit them- to an income tax with undue haste they should bear in mind that this tax may be made to y precisely as the tax on real applies to every one who holds real property, no matter if it be to the value of only five or ten dollars, President Taft is said to favor a tax on all of $1,200 and over. The board of directors onal Association of Manufacturers, in dorsing an income tax, suggested that it be fixed at ighth of one per cent. on ail incomes, great and 1, which is the only equitable method of levying Every one should bear a part of the burden, for then every one will be interested in understanding the proposition. A tax of one-eighth of one per cent. would be only seventy-five cents a year on a man with an income of $600, and $1,250 on a man with an income of $1,000,000 a year. If the people are will- ing to be taxed on their incomes, just as they are on their real ate, let them favor the proposition to amend the Constitution accordingly.—From Leslie's Weekly, AMERICAN CITIZENS, TAKE NOTICE!! comicbooks.com