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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
4
The writer argues the new sales tax is popular but burdensome in implementation. He questions why tax is applied per invoice rather than on gross monthly receipts and worries about extensive bookkeeping and possible wasteful government expenses.
The Toronto Saturday Night notes that the program will cost both the government and taxpayers more than anticipated. It questions efficiency and urgency of funding.
In quotations attributed to Pankhurst and others, the value of currency is tied to a nation’s goods rather than the paper itself. The text notes wartime inflation, the impact of paper money on purchasing power, and parallels in Canada and the yuan. It also mentions British horse racing employment, Louisiana rice profits, Galicia’s salt beds, and U.S. interest in Canadian paper mills. The piece cites Crerar’s sales tax proposal defeat and ends with a printing services note from The Banner.
Dr Murrough C OBrien listed as physician in charge with contact phone number 4.
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