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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1907
Page
2
A readers’ letter denounces government as a farce when tax burdens fall on the poor while rich corporations dodge taxes. It critiques figures like Harriman and Armour, warns of political favoritism, and urges stricter public oversight, milk inspections, and scrutiny of Beef Trust practices. The writer cites personal property values and calls for a demand for pure milk and reform of tax exemptions.
The Chicago Eagle argues that foreign and out-of-state stock owned in Chicago should be taxed, estimating a potential back-taxes total of about 20 million over five years. It names Swift's Refrigerator Transportation, Chicago Junction Railway, Union Stock Yards, Libby Libby Libby, Kansas City Stock Yards, Swift & Company, Armour & Company and many affiliates as evidence of widespread tax avoidance and urges the Board of Review to compel payment, asserting higher public salaries and services would follow.
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