The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 01, 1951, Image 3
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Thursday, March 1, 1951
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Page Three
COMMENT
ON MEN
AND THINGS
By The Spectator
Editor Latimer of “The State” pub
lished an editorial study recently of
the per capita State tax in the var
ious States. AccoodSng to the figures
cited by Mr. Latimer, we South Car-
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olinians are neither the most highly
taxed, nor yet the most.favored; our
tax- is $48.80, Florida’s taxes, when
divided by the number of citizens,
amount to $73.90 for each citizen, as
compared with $35.56 six years ago.
Mr. Latimer, who wishes always
to be fair and accurate, as well as
gracious and generous, remarks that
he does not know exactly what may
be the reason for the doubling of the
Florida tax, nor just what may be in
cluded in the present tax.
The Florida people take comfort in
the fact that California’s State tax
imposes a burden of $87.54; Louis
iana’s tax on each individual is the
highest—$96.70.
The dkftficulty here is that these
figures indicate vaguely a certain
amount of revenue, divided by the
number of citizens. If we had a hun
dred more mammoth textile plants
in this State, like those of Joanna and
Greenwood; and a hundred more
taxpayers like the Power Companies,
our income would be so much great
er that, our per capita tax might or
might not be higher, depending on
the Legislature’s resistance to pres
sure groups. But .even though our per
capita part might seem higher, the
actual taxes paid by the individual
might be lower.
There is another factor of special
importance in considering the bur
den of taxes; that is the very point
suggested by Mr. Latimer, namely,
what does the State of Florida in
clude in the so-called per capita av
erage?
For example, suppose the State of
South Carolina should wipe out all
local school taxes and assume full
charge for all bus service and pub
lic road service. Even without in
creasing the cost by one dollar we
would have much higher state per
capita taxes, though with reduced
county taxes. So it is difficult to
judge one state by another, unless
we have all the facts.
Year by year our General Assem
bly has authorized the taking over
of more county roads, a larger part
of the school bus service, more pay
for the teachers. In theory this in
creases the State load on each cit
izen and reduces the county and lo
cal taxes. It works out to increase
the state load but seems to strike a
snag or two before it reaches the
counties. In spite of all the State’s
contribution my county school taxes
went uiJ six mills last year! Some
weeks ago I quoted The Newberry
Sun to show that the taxes of Lex
ington county were higher under a
new school program that was almost
guaranteed to reduce costs!
What I am moved to inquire is
this: how much must the State spend
in order to result in lower county and
school taxes, If the sales tax of three
per cent should produce $30,000,000
a year, or $20,000,000 or $50,000,000,
would it reduitt county taxes? Our
people do not usually refer to school
taxes as county taxes. I pay, for
example, forty mills in district 9 of
Clarendon county, for school pur
poses; an increase of six mills under
a plan of economical adjustment, con
solidation, that was expected to re
duce the taxes!
Nobody seems to put his mind to
the problem of reducing taxes; ev
erybody has a budget; and every
budget calls for more. .
Someone tells me that the planned
Sales Tax would be used to increase
teacher pay $2,500,000 and allocate
$6,500,000 for something else con
nected with the schools. That total—
$9,000,000—seems to be something
guessed at; but even that would leave
jan expected $21,000,000. Does anyone
expect a reduction of $21,000,000 in
taxes, real estate, individual income,
corporation or generation?
No, we must have a few millions
to play with; we must match the
Federal Government with some
brand of boondoggling; we must
build more county hospitals and sink
more counties in debt; or we must
expand the bloated welfare service
to the point otf providing special
funds, perhaps for expectant illegiti
mate fathers, since we now encour
age the mothers, apparently.
What happened to all the surplus
millions we had two or three years
ago? A little prudence, a bare, wee
bit of common, horse sense and our
state would still have millions on
hand!
We have before us for adoption a
plan to issue $75,000,000 in bonds
and a proposed Sales Tax of 3%, ex
pected to yield $30,000,000, or a big
juicy melon or old-time slush fund
of many millions!
We try to bring in more indus
tries; we need them; but what about
those we have? Let’s encourage them,
too. But the poorest advertisement in
the world is increasing taxes. Since
.1945 this State has received nearly
three quarters of a billion dollars in
plant expansion and new industries.
Yet, in spite of more and more in
come taxes, more and more of cor
poration taxes, we can’t think of
anything but new taxes and more
taxes!
Don’t create a job unless it is so
necessary that the State would ruin
without it. Once a man gets a job
nis bread and meat depend on it;
his wife and children must be sup
ported by it; so it is a calamity, a
tragedy, when that job is eliminated,
even though it was never worth a
nickel to the state! Even if the job
holder were like the railroad em
ployee tapping the wheels of the
coaches when the train came in. One
i day he saw the superintendent ob
serving his ■ tapping and thought the
superintendent might be in good spir
its, so he said: “Chief, don’t you
think I ought to have a raise? I’ve
been on this job twenty years, and
without one cent raise.” The superin
tendent asked: “What is your job”?
“I taps the wheels”. “Why”,? asked
the Superintendent. “I don’t know,*’
replied the man. “Twenty years ago
I was told to tap thefcn wheels, and
I bin tapping ever since.”
By the way, not every other State
has a Sales Tax; and some have two
per cent; one has one per cent. A
very interesting study of this by Mr.
E. W. Capen will be useful to all
who are interested.
In buying a shank half of ham,
have about two inches of the shank
bone cut off. Then, when you make
soup from the bone, you’ll be able
to get the bones more easily into the
average-sized kettle.
Backbones on pork loin roasts
should' be loosened before you leave
the butcher. Carving this roast will
be an easy matter since you need
only the knife between each rib.
Serving spareribs will be easier if
you have the ribs cracked in several
places before they’e cooked.
Short ribs should be cut off on rib
roasts, or the bones should be crack
ed. The backbone should also be
loosened by the butcher, and it can
be removed in the kitchen before you
bring the meat to the table.
If you’re serving fried chicken,
have dark meat pieces on one side
of the platter, and Ifght on the other.
Then on one will have to poke around
looking for his or her preferance.
Carving any roast or fowl is milch
simpler if the meat does not slip
around the platter. It can be anchor
ed on a board that his nails long
enough to hook into the roast. The
piece of wood used should be small
enough to fit a platter easily.
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Egg Foo Young !
(Makes 12 cakes)
1 cup coarsely chopped cooked
chicken
2 tablespoons butter
1 can bean sprouts, drained
1-2 cup chopped onion
1-2 cup chopped .celery
1 tablespoon finely chopped green
pepper
6 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
Brown chicken lightly in butter.
Add bean sprouts .onion, celery and
green pepper. Cover and cook a few
minutes until onion is transparent.
Cool slightly. Spoon chicken-vegeta
ble mixture into beaten eggs, strain
ing out liquid in bottom of pan. Add
salt. Mix thoroughly. Pour about
1-4 cup mixture in hot fat, about 1-2
inch deep. Flatten “cake” to 1-2 inch
thickness. Cook until brown on both
sides, turning once. Drain and serve
hot with soy sauce.
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