| Labor Speaks AFL Chief Calls For Repeal Of Excise Taxes | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1543 |
| Catalog #: | 350539 | |
| Clip Number: | 350539-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 023-341-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:32:09 - 00:33:17 | |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Legislation ENTERTAINMENT: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. MONEY: Tax Reform | |
| Description: | Labor Speaks AFL Chief Calls For Repeal Of Excise Taxes William Green makes a forceful appeal for a repeal of wartime excixes on luxuries and movies. "The American Federation of Labor calls upon Congress to repeal excise taxes upon amusement, travel , telephone and telegraph messages, cosmetics, leather products in daily use. Why should citizens have to pay taxes when they go to the movies or buy baby oil? These war-time taxes are a burden upon the people. They hurt business. They threaten thousands workers with the loss of their jobs. Congress must reconize there is no justification for continuing such comsumption taxes now that the war is over". | |
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