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TARGET  \nORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD  \nReproductions may not be made without permission trom Columbia University Libraries.              \nRESTRICTIONS ON USE:  \nTECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA  \nREDUCTION BATIO:            9./  \nIMAGE PLACEMENT:IA  \nIIB  \nDATE FILMED:                    4-30-97INITIALS:         PB  \nTRACKING\\#:                                                                                                      \nFILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA.  \n# THE SURTAX\n\nBy  \n# H.B.LEES-SMITH,M.P.\n\nPRICE ONE PENNy  \n2  \nx2.12  \n# THE SURTAX\n\nBY  \nH.B.LEES-SMITH,M.P.  \nTHE Surtax has revealed the main cleavage ofmodern politics.The Conservative and LiberalParties assert that the supreme object of nationalfinance should be to reduce taxation,and that all elsemust be subordinated to this end.Labour refuses toaccept this selfish and short-sighted view.One of themain purposes of national finance should be to raise thestandard of life of the people.Money for this objectmust be found,and the wealthy still possess a marginfrom which to assist the health and welfare of their fellowcitizens.The sources from which to derive any newrevenue that is required for lightening taxation on theworkers,for social expenditure and the reduction of debtare the new Surtax,together with the reform of theDeath Duties and the taxation of Land Values.  \n# WHAT THE SURTAX IS.\n\nLabour has alzuays drazon a distinction betzveen themoney which a man receives in return for his oum zworkand the money that comes to him from ownership,asrent or interest from property and capital.The moneymay have been inherited or it may be the result of effortin the past.But,in any case,its owner,if he is liablefor Surtax,will have at least ten pounds a week coming inregularly and is in a far safer position than the mandependent on earnings,a precarious source of incomewhich comes to an end if the man falls ill,dies,retires,or loses his work.This distinction between incomederived from earning and income derived from owningis not a new one,and is,indeed,already embodied in theexisting income tax.The Surtax takes it and bases uponit the new principle of taxation for which Labour nowstands.  \nIt is a tax on unearned income;it does not taxincome which comes as payment for zoork,whether thatincome be that of a manual worker,a clerk,a civil servant,a professional man,or a tradesman in private business.  \nmig1h,192a  \nIt is a tax on income from investment and the ownershipof capital,such as income from War Loan,debentures,or shares.  \nIt will not be imposed upon the first Lsoo of aperson's unearned income.If any person zoishes toknoz zohether he is likely to have to pay the Surtax hemust ask himself the question:Am I zoorth [IO,000?Broadly speaking,an unearned income of Lsoo representsa capital of [IO,000,and those,therefore,who do notpossess this amount of capital will not be amongst thefortunate few whose unearned income is large enough topay Surtax.  \nThe money raised by the Surtax woill come from abouta quarter of a million persons out of a total populationof about forty-five million.  The great mass of thepeople and about nine-tenths of the income-tax payerswill remain untouched.  \nThe amount of money that will be raised will dependupon the rate of the tax,the state of industry at the timethat it is imposed,and the expense of the new socialprogramme;but it is estimated that by means of thenew Surtax,together with the reform ofthe Death Duties,and the taxation of Land Values there could be raised asum of at least fI00,0o0,000 a year.This great revenuecan be secured without imposing any additional burdenon any struggling business or lowering the reasonablestandard of life of any human being.  \nCONSERVATIVES ON THE SURTAX.  \nAre the great mass of the people likely to object to theSurtax?The fears expressed","cbCaifJdi3OfS7Qi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifJdi3OfS7Qi","pdf",390564,"English","# THE SURTAX\n## WHAT THE SURTAX IS.\n## A PENALTY ON THRIFT.\n## CONSERVATIVES ON THE SURTAX.","[{\"question\":\"What is the core purpose of the surtax according to the pamphlet?\",\"answer\":\"The pamphlet presents the surtax as a way to fund social expenditure and reduce debt, while targeting the wealthy’s unearned income rather than earnings from work.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the pamphlet define “unearned income” for surtax purposes?\",\"answer\":\"It distinguishes money received as payment for work from money received through ownership—such as rent, interest, or investment returns from capital like shares or government securities.\"},{\"question\":\"What criticism does the pamphlet address about a “penalty on thrift”?\",\"answer\":\"It states that critics claim the surtax would reduce savings and starve industry, but it counters that wealthy money is often spent on luxurious living rather than saved, so the measure would curb excess expenditure.\"}]","THE SURTAX - read online free | PDF",1789969654]