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THE typical Illinois farmer now 

 spends approximately 25 per cent of 

 his working time in order to support 

 the Federal Government. In other 

 words, he works three hours out of 

 every twelve, one day out of every four, 

 one week out of every month, or three 

 months out of every year to pay his 

 share of Uncle Sam's bills. 



Can that be true? Consider the fol- 

 lowing facts, and judge for yourself. 



In 1946 the total income of all the peo- 

 ple of the United States, it is estimated, 

 will be about 155 billion dollars ($155,- 

 000,000,000.00). As compared with 

 this, President Truman has asked for 

 and Congress is expected to appropriate 

 approximately 39 billion dollars ($39,- 

 000,000,000.00) for the 12 months be- 

 ginning July 1, 1946. Thus, through 

 taxes or other means, the Federal Gov- 

 ernment will get about one dollar of 

 every four that farmers and other citi- 

 zens earn. 



Your own income may not be large, 

 and your individual income tax may be 

 less than 25 per cent, but don't forget 

 that you pay other federal taxes every 

 time you go to town and sometimes 

 when you stay at home. 



In addition to your income tax, you 

 must pay direct or indirect federal taxes 

 on everything you buy for your farm and 

 your family. A substantial part of the 

 money that you pay for your tractor 

 and other farm machinery goes to the 

 Federal Government through corpora- 

 tion taxes on distributors, manufac- 

 turers, etc. 



The same is true of what you pay for 

 household equipment, furniture, food 

 and clothing. Consumers pay approx- 

 imately twice as much in Federal To- 

 bacco Taxes alone as is paid to the 

 farmer for the tobacco itself. Those 

 who purchase alcoholic beverages pay 



about 2 billion, 420 million dollars 

 ($2,420,000,000.00) annually in Federal 

 Liquor Taxes. Then you must pay a 

 tax on any jewelry, leather goods, and 

 toilet preparations your family buys. 

 When you pay your telephone bill or a 

 freight or trucking charge, a federal tax 

 is added. There is a tax when the kids 

 go to a movie. There is a federal tax 

 on the sugar in your coffee and taxes 

 on a thousand other items "too numer- 

 ous to mention." 



Finally, if you leave a substantial 

 estate when you die, the federal tax 

 collector will grab a good-sized share 

 of it before distribution is made to your 

 heirs. 



Altogether, nearly one-fourth of the 

 current national income is being taken 

 for federal expenditures. The 39 bil- 

 lion dollar outlay for the year 1946-47 

 establishes a new record for peacetime. 

 This rate of public spending is about 

 four times greater than the average ex- 

 penditures during the six pre-war years. 

 It is approximately double the highest 

 annual outlay during World War I. 

 Some of this enormous expenditure is 

 required for the interest on the war 

 debt. Much of it, however, represents 

 expenditures by federal agencies. 





