Island By V, VICTOR CAMPBELL RIVER’S CAMP- BELL: They voted, or helped to elect Dan Campbell to the BC: Legislature where he was made Minister of Municipal Affairs, Now the Municipal Affairs are about to force four districts of Campbell River into one district which will raise the taxes of the less populated areas without re- ducing taxes for the populated sections, : Of course a vote will show the majority are in favor of amalga- mation, Property owners do not forget the vote-getting home- owners grant, little realizing the Socreds take four times as much back in the five percent tax which was called the Social Security and Municipal Aid Tax Act, About the only municipal aid noticeable is in aid the gullible gets in voting himself into the net of intrigue, Like the local wit Says, thenext Provincial Govern- ment should hire the ex-Premier as finance minister, or if he needs employment he could al- ways be a juggler, * * * VALLEY VOX POPULI: Al- ‘berni residents are pleased with their $5 million ice arena which was recently officially opened, It was quite a struggle to get it completed, The mayor stated it was not dedicated to any one per- son, but to the residents of the Valley, It is to be hoped the oper- ation doesn’t go the way of Toron- to’s Maple Leaf Gardens, After being built by public sub- scription the cost of admittance became so expensive it was far too costly for a working man to attend the functions of his choice that were held in the Gardens, Of course it made money, Mil- lions and millions for theSmythe interests, It would be interesting to see one non-profit s ports arena operate for the benefit of . our children and youth, Of a cer- tainty the J,C,’s or C, of C, might not take too much interest, but who needs them? Le ee HOSPITAL HOOSIERS: The di- rectors called a meeting to vote on destruction or retention of the “old hospital.” They didn’t get the necessary majority in favor to permit the demolition. A sage views and comments head news, (?) in favor of the tear-down), said the Board of Directors were no farther ahead than before the meeting, A retarded person who had gate-crashed the meeting, just for something to do, nodded his in complete and silent agreement, Who could disagree? One thing, the hospital is still Standing, It wouldn’t be if it weren’t for some of the local pro- gressive thinkers, to name a’ couple, Joe Sutton and Walter Tickson, If it hadn’t beeh for these type the hospital would be long gone and the interested realtors would be rubbing their hands with glee, waiting for the other members of the board to decide which outfit would have the privilege of building a series of high-rise apartments, : On’ the same subject, the in- imitable Dave Stupich, called a meeting to explain a few of the ins and outs of the complex con- cerning the “old hospital” to the citizenry at large, It was rather disappointing, though not neces- sarily surprising, to hear him tell a member of the audience during the discussion period, to keep his views to himself as that was Dave’s meeting and if this chap wanted to express views he could call his own gathering, If this politician has such a distorted definition of democra- cy it is past time when the New Democratic Party studied a book published by Noah Webster, and then explained the definition of democracy to party representa- tives, Everyone at some time or another needs correction, and this is a classic example, 3k Ok VICTORIA’S VIVIFICATION; Endued to Health InsuranceCom- panies, M,S,A, andM,S,I, alonger lease by the announcement of a partial Medicare program, These corrupt schemes fall by the way in any place where Medicare is instituted, The whole partial scheme is too little, too late, and too too Socred, THAT’S 30 THIS WEEK, ae A. 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NEALE, secretary of the Vancouver & District Labor Council, discussed taxation in sthis article, slightly abridged, from the ‘Labor Statesman.” A recent study shows that the average Canadian family with an income of $5,688 per year pays nearly 29% of its income, or $1,630 in taxes, broken down as follows; Income tax $419, Property tax $217, Corporation tax, (included in prices of goods purchased) $369, Customs duties (also included in prices) $145, Sales taxes (federal and pro- vincial) $171, Excise taxes and duties (in- cluded in prices) $116, Gas and motor vehicle taxes $61, Other miscellaneous taxes, $132, : In other words, this average family is paying taxes amounting to $4,50 every day of the year, It should be noted that apart from income, property and sales taxes, the remaining tax bxpendi- tures, amounting to half the taxes paid, are in the form of hidden takeS included in prices, And these taxes apply equally to income levels right down tot level of the wage earner who income is too small even to pi income tax, The fairest form of taxation the graduated income tax, whii taxes most heavily those whos ability to pay is greatest, Pro" vided, however, that a capita gains tax is added to prevell avoidance of income tax, and pro" vided that those individuals whl are in the higher income bracke -are not permitted to deduct larg portions of their income as pho business expenses, a The average manual, or whil collar worker, incurs expen which are essential to earn his or her living, such as wol! clothes, whether they be over and boots, or business suits tools, transportation expense?” etc, None of these are deductibl” —nor should most of the presell” expenses which executives are4 present allowed to deduct, ‘Among the proposals whi have been put forward to sh the tax burden more fairly the following: * Establishment of a subst tial capital gains tax, i * Increase of the basic incom! tax exemption, * Increased rates at the up) levels of taxable income, * Estate taxes, beyond ar sonable exemption for widow and children, should be madé more heavy, 1 * Until a comprehensive medi" cal care program is instituted: all medical expenses should deductible, a * Curtailment of expense a0 count living by restricting dras” : tically the kinds and amounts 0 such expenditures which 4 claimable, * Reduction of sales taxes,, Many other worthwhile sugge tions have been made, the for going are just some of the pests Until we have this kind thorough revision of our t@ structure, the average wage all salary earner will continue | pay an unfair proportion of th! tax load, _ Classified Advertising BUSINESS PERSONALS BUSINESS PERSONALS WEST END RADIO — Specializing in TV Repairs, Latest” pre- : cision equipment used, (For- merly OK Radio Service), Now at 1721 Robson St. MU 3-261, PROBLEM HEARING? 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