Title	Tax protest at the State House in 1939
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	P0130_BOX26_FOLDER7_001
Description	As the legislature convened for the 1939 session, no fewer than 8 bills regarding the gross income tax were introduced. Retailers wanted the gross income tax to be reduced from 1 percent to ½ percent. Backed by the Farm Bureau, farmers opposed such a move. Retailers believed the 1 percent tax was too burdensome and pointed to numerous instances of merchants folding. Farmers were concerned that the loss of income to the state would have to be made up using property taxes, which they believed unfairly shifted extra responsibility to them. Between 6,000 and 20,000 citizens protested at the State House on February 23, 1939. Standing side by side they voiced their displeasure at or support of H.B. 47.
Subject	Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.) Taxes Protest movements Taxation--Indiana Government facilities
Box/Folder	Box 26, Folder 7
Negative Number	001
Creator	W. H. Bass Photo Company
Date	1939-02-23
Time Period	1930s (1930-1939)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Indianapolis
Collection Name	W. H. Bass Photo Collection
Collection Number	P0130
Format of Original	Photographic print
Size of Original	8x10 in.
Digital Format	JPG2000
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2008 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Date created	04-01-2008
Date modified	04-10-2019
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Tax protest at the State House in 1939

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